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| Keywords: BarnstapleAndPilton OnRiverTaw Circa1746 MuseumOfBarnstapleAndNorthDevon.PNG en Barnstaple and Pilton undocumented 18th century oil painting now in the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon Barnstaple showing a distant view from the west bank of the River Taw of the adjacent towns of Barnstaple and Pilton Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon has no information whether regarding provenance date or subject matter on this very large painting hanging on the wall of the first floor which dominates the staircase of the museum building in Barnstaple The central conspicuous element is a white stucco crenellated grand mansion house on the hill above between the two towns possibly Pilton House in the parish of Pilton a Georgian mansion house built in 1746 by Robert Incledon 1676-1758 twice Mayor of Barnstaple whose very ancient family originated at the manor of Incledon near Braunton It survives today and is in fact situated almost in the centre of the ancient town of Pilton near the church but had formerly extensive grounds covering at least 20 acres which extended down Pilton Lawn now built over to the River Yeo It later served as the residence for various Members of Parliament for Barnstaple for which it was well suited being only a 10-minute walk from the centre of that town yet in a secluded situation with extensive grounds and sufficiently large and grand for entertaining borough officials and electors The house depicted is a central element in the composition thus it was possibly commissioned by Robert Incledon 1676-1758 himself and donated to the Borough of Barnstaple by him The house may however represent Raleigh House in the parish of Pilton an even more important seat home of the Chichester family sometime lords of the manor of Barnstaple Castle Raleigh House was however in ruins in 1745 see Wikipedia Raleigh Pilton The costume of the gentlemen in the foreground is of the Georgian period 18th century Left St Mary's Church Pilton; Pilton Bridge over the River Yeo Right St Peter's Church Barnstaple with spire; Barnstaple Long Bridge over River Taw Rare view of bridge before present widening shown as just wide enough to accommodate a pack-horse train shown bottom right Painting shows view from Sticklepath Hill in parish of Tawstock Date 18th century post 1746 date of building of Pilton House Own photo Lobsterthermidor <span class signature-talk ></span> 20 44 29 November 2016 UTC Painting c 1746; photo 2013 Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon Barnstaple Pilton Devon Pilton House Pilton Long Bridge Barnstaple PD-old-100 | ||||
