• 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 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 2 Bideford computer stars

  • 3 113 years at Instow

  • 4 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 5 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 6 Decontrol of meat

  • 7 Bideford regatta

  • 8 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 9 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 10 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 11 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 12 Modern living at Bideford

  • 13 Clovelly nightmare

  • 14 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 15 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 16 Pannier Market's future?

  • 17 The art of the thatcher

  • 18 Off on a great adventure

  • 19 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 20 Torrington's new amenity

  • 21 Torrington in 1967

  • 22 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 23 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 24 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 25

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 26 Centenary of Gazette

  • 27 Some 240 exhibits

  • 28 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 29 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 30 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 31 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 32 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 33 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 34 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 35 Peter poses for TV film

  • 36 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 37 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 38 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 39 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 40 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 41 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 42 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 43 Riverside mystery

  • 44 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 45 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 46 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 47 Devil sent packing

  • 48 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 49 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 50

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 51 Northam's almshouse

  • 52 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 53 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 54 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 55 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 56 New life for Hartland organ

  • 57 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 58 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 59 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 60

    Bidefordians
  • 61 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 62 New choral society's growing response

  • 63

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 64 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 65 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 66 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 67 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 68 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 69 Picking the pops

  • 70 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 71 Simple Item 138
  • 72 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 73 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 74 He beat the floods

  • 75 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 76 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 77 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 78 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 79 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 80 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 81

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 82 New shipyard on schedule

  • 83 Finished in 1876

  • 84 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 85 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 86 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 87 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 88 Traditions and skills still there

  • 89

    Building works
  • 90 It really was the 'last time'

  • 91 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 92

    New gateway
  • 93 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 94 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 95 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 96 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 97 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 98 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 99

    Relatives all over the world
  • 100 Revenge in style

  • 101 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 102 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 103 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 104 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 105 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 106 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 107 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 108 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 109 End of the line

  • 110 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 111 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 112

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 113 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

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

  • 115 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 116 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 117 Capers on the cobbles

  • 118 Just over a year old

  • 119 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 121 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 122 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 123 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

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

  • 125 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 126 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 127 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 128 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 129 Variety in summer weather

  • 130 Warmington's garage ad

  • 131 Cruising down the river

  • 132 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 133 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 134

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 135 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 136 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 137 Bringing shopping home by goat

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

  • 139 Service with a smile

  • 140 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 141

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 142 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 143 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 144 Parkham plan realised

  • 145 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 146 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 147 Mobile missionary

  • 148

    Married in 1908
  • 149 New gateway to King George's Fields

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

  • 151

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 152 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 153 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 154 Twenty-one yachts

  • 155 Private home for public pump

  • 156 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 157 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 158 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 159 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 160 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 161 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 162

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 163 Northam footballers of the future

  • 164 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 165 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 166 A roof-top view - where?

  • 167 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

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    First prize
  • 169 Ten year old scrambler

  • 170 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 171 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 172 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 173

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 174 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 175 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 176 Can spring be far away?

  • 177 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 178 Loads of black and white

  • 179 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 180 New civic medallions

  • 181 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 182 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 183 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 184 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 185 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 186 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 187 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 188 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 189 A story to tell!

  • 190 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 191 Hartland's invitation

  • 192 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 193 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 194 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 195 Ships at Bideford

  • 196 North Devon Driving School

  • 197 New addition to Quay front

  • 198 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 199 When horses score over the tractor

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

  • 201

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 202 Hartland postman retires

  • 203 Littleham family's five generations

  • 204

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 205 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 206 All for the love of a lady!

  • 207 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 208 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 209 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 210 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 211 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 212 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 213 Some mushroom!

  • 214 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 215 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 216 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 217 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 218

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 219 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 220 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 221 School crossing patrol begins

  • 222 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 223 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 224 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 225 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 226 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 227 Clovelly custom

  • 228 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 229 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 230 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 231 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 232 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 233 The Geneva marionettes

  • 234 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 235 Bideford loses training ship

  • 236 Appledore's largest

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

  • 238

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 239 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 240 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 241 No laughing matter

  • 242 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 243 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 244 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 245 New look for Torrington Lane

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

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

  • 248 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 249 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 250 What's the time?

  • 251 Calligrapher extraordinary

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    Was a missionary
  • 253 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 254 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 255 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 256 For crying out loud!

  • 257 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 258 Torrington children build igloo
  • 259 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 260 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 261

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 262 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 263 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

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

  • 265 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 266 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 267 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 268 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 269 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 270 Life begins at 80

  • 271 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 272 Last train from Torrington

  • 273 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 274 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 275 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 276 Puppet characters introduced

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    Jinxed School Trip
  • 278 Police station view of Bideford

  • 279 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 280 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 281 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 282 Artisans' Club

  • 283 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 284

    Exhibition of school work
  • 285 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 286 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 287 New Lundy stamps

  • 288 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 289 New art gallery opened

  • 290 Happy Days!

  • 291 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 292 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

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

  • 294 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 295

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 296 A bird of their own!

  • 297 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 298

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 299

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 300 Emergency ferry services

  • 301 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 302 Circus comes to town

  • 303 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 304 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 305 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 306 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 307 New Post Office

  • 308 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 309 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 310 Picking the pops

  • 311 They are parted pro-tem

  • 312 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 313 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 314 A man and his wheel

  • 315

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 316 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 317 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 318 Jumble sale fever

  • 319 Burnard family reunion

  • 320 So this is the mainland!

  • 321 New look in the hayfields

  • 322 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 323 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 324 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 325 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 326 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 327 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 328 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 329 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 330 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 331 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 332 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 333 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 334 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 335 Six footed lamb

  • 336 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 338 In their new robes and hats

  • 339 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 340 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

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

  • 342 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 343 A sense of humour in advertising

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

  • 345 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 346 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

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

  • 348 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 349 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 350 Bridging the stream

  • 351 Out of puff!

  • 352 Weare Giffard potato

  • 353 Hartland Dancers
  • 354 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 355 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

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    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 357 Sight of a lifetime

  • 358 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 359 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 360 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 361

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 362 Penny for the guy

  • 363 No sale of Springfield House

  • 364 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 365 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 366 Recognise this resort?

  • 367 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 368 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 369 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 370 School's link with cargo ship

  • 371 By pony and trap to market

  • 372

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 373 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 374 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 375 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 376 First ship in 8 years

  • 377 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 378 All aboard the ark

  • 379 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 380 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 381 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 382 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 383 Waldon Triplets
  • 384 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 385 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

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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Examination Results 1946

Bideford Grammar School

It is regretted that, inadvertently, some errors occurred in our report, published last week, of successes by pupils of Bideford Grammar School in the recent Higher School Certificate and School Certificate examinations.

The complete list, corrected, is as follows:

July, 1946, Higher School Certificate: R G Berry, P C Fulford, R M Johnstone, R E Sawtell.

Fourteen boys gained School Certificates: D G Bradshaw, T Bromell, R Crisp, R Friendship, B P Harris, V W Harris, J G Husband, K O Johns, B V H Lesslie, W G G Mills, P A Newbury, A G Pidler, R H Trickey, A J White.

24.9.1946 Prize Giving Bideford Grammar School

Gazette article dated 24 September 1946

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