• 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 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 2 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 3 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 4 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 5 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 6 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 7

    Bidefordians
  • 8 Can spring be far away?

  • 9

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 10 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 11 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 12 Bideford computer stars

  • 13 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 14 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 15 So this is the mainland!

  • 16 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 17 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 18 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 19 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 20 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 21 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 22

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 23 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 24 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 25 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 26 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 27 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 28 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 29 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 30 New Post Office

  • 31 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 32 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 33

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 34 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 35

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 36 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 37 Revenge in style

  • 38

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 39 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 40 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 41 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 42 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 43 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 44 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 45 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 46 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 47

    New gateway
  • 48 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 49 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 50 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

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

  • 52 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 53 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 54 Off on a great adventure

  • 55 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 56 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 57 Mobile missionary

  • 58 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 59 Emergency ferry services

  • 60 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 61 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 62

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 63 Just over a year old

  • 64 Simple Item 138
  • 65 Torrington in 1967

  • 66 All for the love of a lady!

  • 67

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 68 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 69 Appledore's largest

  • 70

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 71 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 72 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 73 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 74 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 75 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 76 It really was the 'last time'

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

  • 78 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 79 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 80

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 81 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 82 New choral society's growing response

  • 83 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 84 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 85 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 86 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 87 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 88 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 89 Some 240 exhibits

  • 90 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 91 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 92 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 93 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 94 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 95 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 96 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 97 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 98 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 99 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 100 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 101 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 102 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 103 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 104 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 105 Bideford loses training ship

  • 106 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 107

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 108 Bideford Bridge re-opens

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

  • 110 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 111 No sale of Springfield House

  • 112 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 113 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 114 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 115 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 116 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 117 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 118 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 119 Sweets derationing

  • 120 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 121 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 122 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 123 Bridging the stream

  • 124 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 125 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 126 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 127 From Bobby to Brian

  • 128 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 129 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 130 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 131 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 132 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 133 Decontrol of meat

  • 134 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 135 Northam's almshouse

  • 136 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 137 New art gallery opened

  • 138 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 139 They are parted pro-tem

  • 140 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 141 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 142 New shipyard on schedule

  • 143

    Was a missionary
  • 144 First ship in 8 years

  • 145 Recognise this resort?

  • 146 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 147 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 148 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 149

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 150 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 151 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 152 Bideford - as Rowlandson saw it about 1810-15

  • 153 A man and his wheel

  • 154 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 155 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 156 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 157 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 158 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 159 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 160 Capers on the cobbles

  • 161 Bideford regatta

  • 162 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 163 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 164 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 165 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 166 New civic medallions

  • 167 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 168 Hartland Dancers
  • 169 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 170 New Lundy stamps

  • 171 Weare Giffard potato

  • 172 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 173 Riverside mystery

  • 174 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 175 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 176 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 177 For crying out loud!

  • 178 113 years at Instow

  • 179 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 180 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 181 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 182 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 183 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 184 Last train from Torrington

  • 185 Circus comes to town

  • 186 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 187 Private home for public pump

  • 188 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 189 Variety in summer weather

  • 190 The cab at the corner>
  • 191 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 192 Lundy memorial to John Pennington Harman V.C.

  • 193 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 194 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 195 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 196 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 197 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 198 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 199 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 200 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 201 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 202 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 203 A story to tell!

  • 204 Littleham family's five generations

  • 205 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 206 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 207 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 208 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 209 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 210

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 211 Picking the pops

  • 212 Finished in 1876

  • 213 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 214 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 215 Devil sent packing

  • 216 Police station view of Bideford

  • 217 Service with a smile

  • 218 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 219 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 220 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 221 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 222 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 223 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 224 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 225 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 226 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 227 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 228 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 229 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 230 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 231 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 232 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 233 Filming at Hartland

  • 234 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 235 He beat the floods

  • 236

    First prize
  • 237 Happy Days!

  • 238 Clovelly nightmare

  • 239 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 240 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 241 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 242 Six footed lamb

  • 243 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

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

  • 245 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 246 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 247 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 248 Modern living at Bideford

  • 249 North Devon Driving School

  • 250 School crossing patrol begins

  • 251 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

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

  • 253

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 254 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 255 Penny for the guy

  • 256 Mural in the whimsical fashion

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

  • 258 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 259 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 260 Torrington children build igloo
  • 261 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 262 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 263 Waldon Triplets
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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 265 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 266 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 267 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 268 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 269 Peter poses for TV film

  • 270 Sight of a lifetime

  • 271 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

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

  • 273 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

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

  • 275 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 276 School's link with cargo ship

  • 277 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 278 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 279 New addition to Quay front

  • 280 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 281 Ten year old scrambler

  • 282 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 283 Loads of black and white

  • 284 A bird of their own!

  • 285 What's the time?

  • 286

    Married in 1908
  • 287 Life begins at 80

  • 288 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 289 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 290 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 291 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 292 In their new robes and hats

  • 293

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 294

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 295 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 296 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 297 Reed threshing 'putting the clock back' at Weare Giffard

  • 298 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 299 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 300 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 301 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 302

    Relatives all over the world
  • 303 New look in the hayfields

  • 304 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 305 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 306 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 307 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 308 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 309 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 310 Centenary of Gazette

  • 311 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

  • 312 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 313 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 314 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 315 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 316 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 317 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 318 Twenty-one yachts

  • 319

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 320 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 321 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 322 Artisans' Club

  • 323

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 324 End of the line

  • 325

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 326 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 327 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 328 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 329 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 330 New life for Hartland organ

  • 331

    Exhibition of school work
  • 332 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 333 Traditions and skills still there

  • 334 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 335 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 336 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 337 Ships at Bideford

  • 338 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 339 The art of the thatcher

  • 340 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 341 Jumble sale fever

  • 342 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 343 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 344 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 345 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 346 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 347 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 348 Some mushroom!

  • 349 Picking the pops

  • 350

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 351

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 352 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 353 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 354 Puppet characters introduced

  • 355 Hartland postman retires

  • 356 Burnard family reunion

  • 357 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 358 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 359 Parkham plan realised

  • 360 Warmington's garage ad

  • 361 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 362 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 363 Clovelly custom

  • 364 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 365 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 366 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 367 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 368 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 369 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 370 Pannier Market's future?

  • 371 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 372 Northam footballers of the future

  • 373 No laughing matter

  • 374 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

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

  • 376 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 377

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 378 By pony and trap to market

  • 379 When horses score over the tractor

  • 380

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 381 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 382 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 383 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 384

    Building works
  • 385 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 386 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 387 Cruising down the river

  • 388 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 389 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 390 Out of puff!

  • 391 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 392 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 393 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 394 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 395

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 396 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 397 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 398 All aboard the ark

  • 399 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 400 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 401 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 402 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 403 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 404 Torrington's new amenity

  • 405 Hartland's invitation

  • 406

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 407 The Geneva marionettes

  • 408 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 409 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 410 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 411 A roof-top view - where?

  • 412 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 413 Symbol of Lundy independence

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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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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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