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Maurice Huxtable was born in 1922 and lived for much of his life at 82 Pilton Street, immediately above the Church Hall, with his parents Benjamin Ernest and Edith Tamzyn Huxtable and his sister Iv...

Next year, 2018, marks the centenary of the end of World War I. Peter Bray posted this collage based on the two medals awarded to his Grandad, Walter Worth. They were passed to Peter by his Gran...

This is a photograph of a fancy dress competition in Pilton Church Rooms and must date from the very early 1930s. It is well worth close study as the costumes are very imaginative. The one child ...

This is a photograph of the children of Pilton School next to St Mary's Church. It dates from the late 1920s. The one child identified so far is Maurice Huxtable, sixth from the right on the seco...

The Three Tuns was once a very popular pub on Barnstaple High Street and was marketed as "the oldest tavern in the oldest street in the oldest borough in Britain" - not completely true but a good s...

This photograph, posted on Facebook by Cyril Dennis, is thought to be of a street party held on St George's Road, Yeo Vale to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Thanks to Cyri...

This photograph shows Peter Bray on a swing at his family home at 24 Carlyle Avenue in Yeo Vale. The date is about 1945. Thanks to Peter Bray for posting this photograph on Facebook.