Pictures
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Comrades of the Great War Certificate of Alfred Edward Hobbs
The Comrades of the Great War was formed in 1917 as a non-political association to represent the rights of ex-service men and women who had served or had been discharged from service during The Gre...
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Wedding of Patricia Ruth Stevens and Arthur Douglas Lemon at St Mary...
In May 1945, Patricia Ruth Stevens, the older sister of Eric John 'Steve' Stevens, was married to Arthur Douglas Lemon in St Mary's Church, Pilton. In this picture we can identify Arthur and Patri...
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Restoration of the Bells of St Mary’s Church in 1969-70
There are eight bells in the tower of St Mary’s Church, Pilton, and they were last restored in 1969-70. Church bells were first recorded in Pilton in 1553 when there were five. These increased to ...
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Another new shop comes to Pilton - 'Embellish' at 2 Pilton Street
'Embellish' is the latest new shop to come to Pilton Street. It opened on 19th September 2018. It specialises in interior design accessories and gifts. It also runs creative workshops for interio...
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Pilton School is ready for May Day in the early 1930s
This photograph from Eric Stevens shows the children of Pilton School gathered on the steps of a house, possibly Pilton Abbey, possibly for a May Day event in the very early 1930s. Eric Stevens is...
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New Inn Annual Outing c. 1930
This photograph is of the start of a New Inn Annual Outing in around 1930. In the front row are, left to right, Herbert John Stevens, the driver, Eric Stevens, Ken Perkins, Lilian Mabel Stevens, F...
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The Musical ‘Robin Hood’ in Pilton Church Hall c.1923
This photograph shows the cast of a musical production of ‘Robin Hood’ with Herbert John Stevens as Robin Hood and Bess Mitchell as Maid Marion on the stage of Pilton Church Hall. Herbert Stevens ...
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Pilton Bellringers’ Record Run to Bude in 1912
You have to be amazed by some of the things that went on in Pilton 100 years ago. In July 1912 the bellringers of Pilton Parish Church went on a record breaking run to Bude with a ‘coach and four’....
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