• Welcome to the Bideford & District Community Archive

    Welcome to the Bideford & District Community Archive

    ...The Gazette Newspaper 1856 onwards.

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  • Welcome to the Bideford & District Community Archive

    Welcome to the Bideford & District Community Archive

    ...The Gazette Newspaper 1856 onwards.

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  • 1 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 2 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 3 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 4 Burnard family reunion

  • 5 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 6 It really was the 'last time'

  • 7 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 8 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 9 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 10 Recognise this resort?

  • 11 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 12

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 13 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 14 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 15 New Lundy stamps

  • 16 Artisans' Club

  • 17 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 18 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 19 New look in the hayfields

  • 20 A roof-top view - where?

  • 21 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 22 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 23 Open-air art exhibition by 'under 40' group

  • 24 New Post Office

  • 25 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 26 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 27 Malibou boys are all-the-year-round surfers

  • 28 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 29 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 30

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 31 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 32 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 33 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 34 Service with a smile

  • 35 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 36 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 37 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 38 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 39 Pannier Market's future?

  • 40 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 41 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 42 Bideford regatta

  • 43 Northam's almshouse

  • 44 School crossing patrol begins

  • 45 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 46 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 47 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 48 Twenty-one yachts

  • 49 What's the time?

  • 50 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 51 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 52 For crying out loud!

  • 53 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 54 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 55 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 56 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 57 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 58 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 59

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 60 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

  • 61 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 62 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 63 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 64 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 65

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 66 Just over a year old

  • 67 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 68 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 69 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 70 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 71 Picking the pops

  • 72 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 73 Circus comes to town

  • 74

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 75

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 76

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 77 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 78 Off on a great adventure

  • 79 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 80 Bideford computer stars

  • 81 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 82 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 83

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 84 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 85 Parkham plan realised

  • 86 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 87 Bridging the stream

  • 88 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 89

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 90 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 91 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 92 Capers on the cobbles

  • 93 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 94 A man and his wheel

  • 95 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 96

    Exhibition of school work
  • 97 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 98 Diamond Jubilee of St Peter's Church, East-the-Water

  • 99 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 100 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 101 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 102 Torrington's new amenity

  • 103 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 104 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 105 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 106 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 107 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 108 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 109 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 110

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 111 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 112

    Bidefordians
  • 113 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 114 No laughing matter

  • 115 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 116 Police station view of Bideford

  • 117 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 118 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 119 A story to tell!

  • 120 Riverside mystery

  • 121 Hartland Dancers
  • 122 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 123 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 124 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 125 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 126 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 127

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 128 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 129 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 130 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 131 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 132 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 133 Out of puff!

  • 134 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 135 First ship in 8 years

  • 136

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 137 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 138 Happy Days!

  • 139 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 140 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 141 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 142 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 143 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 144 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 145 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 146 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 147 Littleham family's five generations

  • 148 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 149 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 150 Finished in 1876

  • 151 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 152 Clovelly nightmare

  • 153 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 154 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 155 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 156 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 157

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 158 Reed threshing 'putting the clock back' at Weare Giffard

  • 159 All for the love of a lady!

  • 160

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 161 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 162 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 163 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 164 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 165 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 166 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 167 Mobile missionary

  • 168 North Devon Driving School

  • 169 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 170 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 171 The Geneva marionettes

  • 172

    First prize
  • 173 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 174 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 175 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 176 Puppet characters introduced

  • 177 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 178

    Relatives all over the world
  • 179 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 180 Last train from Torrington

  • 181

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 182 He beat the floods

  • 183

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 184 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 185 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 186

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 187 Bideford - as Rowlandson saw it about 1810-15

  • 188 School's link with cargo ship

  • 189 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 190 Ten year old scrambler

  • 191 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 192 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 193 The art of the thatcher

  • 194 All aboard the ark

  • 195 Can spring be far away?

  • 196 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 197 Loads of black and white

  • 198 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 199 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 200 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 201 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 202 So this is the mainland!

  • 203 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 204

    Building works
  • 205 Weare Giffard potato

  • 206 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 207 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 208 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 209 Revenge in style

  • 210 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 211 Not Bideford's answer to the moon rocket!

  • 212 Some 240 exhibits

  • 213 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 214 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 215 New life for Hartland organ

  • 216 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 217 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 218 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 219 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 220 Northam footballers of the future

  • 221

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 222 Cruising down the river

  • 223 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 224 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 225 Clovelly custom

  • 226 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 227 New civic medallions

  • 228 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 229 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 230 113 years at Instow

  • 231 Sight of a lifetime

  • 232 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 233 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 234 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 235 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 236 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 237 Emergency ferry services

  • 238 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 239 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 240 Waldon Triplets
  • 241 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 242 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 243 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 244 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 245 Peter poses for TV film

  • 246 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 247 New shipyard on schedule

  • 248

    Was a missionary
  • 249 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 250 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 251 Variety in summer weather

  • 252 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 253 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 254 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 255 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 256 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 257 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 258 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 259 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 260 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 261 Life begins at 80

  • 262 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 263 Warmington's garage ad

  • 264 Devil sent packing

  • 265 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 266 By pony and trap to market

  • 267 In their new robes and hats

  • 268 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 269 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 270 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 271 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 272

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 273 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 274 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 275 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 276 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 277 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 278 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 279 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 280 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 281 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 282 Torrington children build igloo
  • 283 Torrington in 1967

  • 284 Hartland's invitation

  • 285 Doing time - over 300 years of it - at Hartland

  • 286 Torridge wins on time schedule

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    New gateway
  • 288 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 289 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 290 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 291 Six footed lamb

  • 292 No sale of Springfield House

  • 293 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 294 Hartland postman retires

  • 295 New addition to Quay front

  • 296

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 297 New art gallery opened

  • 298 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 299 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 300 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 301 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 302 They are parted pro-tem

  • 303 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 304 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 305 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 306 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 307 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 308 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 309 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 310

    Married in 1908
  • 311 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 312 Appledore's largest

  • 313 New choral society's growing response

  • 314 Centenary of Gazette

  • 315 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 316 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 317 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 318 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 319 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 320 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 321 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 322 Decontrol of meat

  • 323 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 324 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 325 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 326 Ships at Bideford

  • 327 One of the luckier farmers in getting in the problem harvest

  • 328 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 329 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 330 Penny for the guy

  • 331 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 332 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 333 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 334

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 335

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 336 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 337 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 338 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 339 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 340 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 341 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 342 Simple Item 138
  • 343 Some mushroom!

  • 344

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 345 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 346 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 347 Modern living at Bideford

  • 348 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 349 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 350 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 351 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 352 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 353

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 354 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 355 When horses score over the tractor

  • 356 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 357 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 358 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 359 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 360 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 361 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 362

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 363 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 364 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 365 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 366 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 367 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 368 Bideford loses training ship

  • 369 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 370 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 371 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 372 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 373 Traditions and skills still there

  • 374 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 375 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 376 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 377 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 378 Grenville House for Bideford R.D.C.

  • 379 A bird of their own!

  • 380 Private home for public pump

  • 381 Picking the pops

  • 382 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 383 End of the line

  • 384 Jumble sale fever

  • 385 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

3.5.1957 Robins win Hansen Cup

Robins Win The Hansen Cup

May 3rd, 1957

Bideford AFC pictured with the Hansen Cup after they had defeated Bude 2-1 in the final

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and suddenly it's spring

Cadds Down Farm

1 March 1974

Joined by Trixie, the pony

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  • Torrington May Fair Queen and Her Attendants

    Names from left to right:Joan Ricketts; Joan Newcombe; Jean Wernhem; Margaret Sweet; Enid Ovenden; Rona Elsworthy; Doris Short; (back row);
    Eileen Short; Miss Margery Bennett (Queen); Joyce Downman; David Fiddian (Page); Peggie Sussex;

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  • Seafield House - the "Spooky House" of Westward Ho!

    The house on the cliff edge known locally as ‘Spooky House’ or even ‘Haunted House’ , was built about 1885.

    The road was especially built to enable access to the house and was initially known as Seafield Road; later it became Merley Road.

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  • Christmas Eve at the Front

    An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

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1911 Coronation Medal

Coronation Medal Presented on June 22nd 1911   Learn More

The Hoops Inn

The Hoops Inn close to Peppercombe Beach

The Quay at Appledore

Appledore Quay where Taw and Torridge Rivers meet 

 
Wynne Olley

Crowning Glory

12 October 1962

Their finest achievement to date...

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Shipyard goes into liquidation 1963

Liquidator appointed

4 January 1963

Difficulty in retaining labour...

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