• 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 Up-to-date Bideford!

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    Was a missionary
  • 3 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 5 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 6

    New gateway
  • 7 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 8 North Devon Driving School

  • 9 By pony and trap to market

  • 10 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 11 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 12 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 13 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 14 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 15 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 16 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 17 New civic medallions

  • 18 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 19 Burnard family reunion

  • 20 Clovelly custom

  • 21 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 22 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 23 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 24 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 25 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 26 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 27 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 28 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 29 New choral society's growing response

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

  • 31 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 32 Puppet characters introduced

  • 33 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 34 A story to tell!

  • 35 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 36 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 37

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 38 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 39 Hartland postman retires

  • 40 Six footed lamb

  • 41 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 42 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 43 The art of the thatcher

  • 44 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 45 All aboard the ark

  • 46 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 47

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 48 Diamond Jubilee of St Peter's Church, East-the-Water

  • 49 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 50 New shipyard on schedule

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

  • 52 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

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

  • 54 Appledore's largest

  • 55 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 56 Picking the pops

  • 57 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 58 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 59

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 60

    Bidefordians
  • 61 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 62

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 63 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 64 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 65 A bird of their own!

  • 66 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 67 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 68 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 69 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 70 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 71 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 72 It really was the 'last time'

  • 73 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 74 In their new robes and hats

  • 75 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 76 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 77 Riverside mystery

  • 78 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 79 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 80

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 81 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 82 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 83 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 84 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 85 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 86 New art gallery opened

  • 87 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 88 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 89 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 90 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 91 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 92 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 93 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 94 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 95 A man and his wheel

  • 96 Mobile missionary

  • 97 Jumble sale fever

  • 98 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 99 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 100 No laughing matter

  • 101 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 102 Sight of a lifetime

  • 103 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 104 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 105 Decontrol of meat

  • 106 Hartland Dancers
  • 107 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 108 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 109 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 110 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 111 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 112 So this is the mainland!

  • 113 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 114 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 115 Ships at Bideford

  • 116 School's link with cargo ship

  • 117 Northam's almshouse

  • 118 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 119

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 120 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 121 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 122 They are parted pro-tem

  • 123 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 124 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 125 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

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

  • 127 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 128 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 129 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 130 Loads of black and white

  • 131 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 132 Clovelly nightmare

  • 133 Simple Item 138
  • 134 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 135 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 136 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 137 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 138 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 139 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 140 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 141

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 142 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 143 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 144

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 145 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 146 Torrington in 1967

  • 147 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 148 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 149 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 150 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 151

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 152 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 153 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 154 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 155 Artisans' Club

  • 156 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 157 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 158 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 159

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 160 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 161

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 162 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 163 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 164 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 165 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 166 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 167 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 168 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 169 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 170 Some 240 exhibits

  • 171 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

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

  • 173 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 174 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 175 New Lundy stamps

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

  • 177 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 178 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 179 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 180 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 181 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 182 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 183 For crying out loud!

  • 184 End of the line

  • 185 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 186 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 187 Happy Days!

  • 188 Picking the pops

  • 189 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 190 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 191 Last train from Torrington

  • 192 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 193 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 194 Devil sent packing

  • 195 Finished in 1876

  • 196 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 197

    Exhibition of school work
  • 198 Parkham plan realised

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

  • 200 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 201 Peter poses for TV film

  • 202 Circus comes to town

  • 203 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 204 Modern living at Bideford

  • 205 Traditions and skills still there

  • 206 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 207 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 208

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 209

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 210 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 211 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 212 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 213 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 214 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 215 Emergency ferry services

  • 216 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 217 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 218 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 219 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 220 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 221 Can spring be far away?

  • 222 Weare Giffard potato

  • 223 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 224 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 225 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 226 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 227 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 228 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 229 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 230 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 231 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 232 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 233 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 234 New life for Hartland organ

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    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 236 Littleham family's five generations

  • 237 Service with a smile

  • 238

    Relatives all over the world
  • 239 Some mushroom!

  • 240 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 241 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 242 New addition to Quay front

  • 243 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 244 A roof-top view - where?

  • 245 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 246

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 247 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 248 Police station view of Bideford

  • 249 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 250 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 251 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 252 The Geneva marionettes

  • 253 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 254 Life begins at 80

  • 255 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 256 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 257 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 258 He beat the floods

  • 259 New Post Office

  • 260 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 261 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 262 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 263 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 264 Bridging the stream

  • 265 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 266 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 267 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 268 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 269 First ship in 8 years

  • 270 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 271 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 272 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 273 Torrington to have first woman mayor

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    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 275 Torrington children build igloo
  • 276 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 277 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 278 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 279 Ten year old scrambler

  • 280 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

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    Building works
  • 282 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 283 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 284 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 285 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 286 Hartland's invitation

  • 287 Torrington's new amenity

  • 288 No sale of Springfield House

  • 289 When horses score over the tractor

  • 290 Capers on the cobbles

  • 291 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 292 School crossing patrol begins

  • 293 Bideford computer stars

  • 294 What's the time?

  • 295 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 296 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 297 Northam footballers of the future

  • 298 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 299 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 300 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 301 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 302 Out of puff!

  • 303 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 304 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 305 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 306 Revenge in style

  • 307 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 308 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 309 New look in the hayfields

  • 310 Landmark at Bradworthy

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

  • 312 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 313 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 314

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 315 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 316 Bideford regatta

  • 317 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 318 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 319 Waldon Triplets
  • 320 Off on a great adventure

  • 321 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 322

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 323 One of the luckier farmers in getting in the problem harvest

  • 324 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

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    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 326 113 years at Instow

  • 327 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 328 Just over a year old

  • 329 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 330 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 331 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 332 Bringing shopping home by goat

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

  • 334 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 335 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 336 Cruising down the river

  • 337 Private home for public pump

  • 338 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 339 Bideford loses training ship

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    Married in 1908
  • 341

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 342 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 343 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 344 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 345 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 346 Recognise this resort?

  • 347 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 348 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 349 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 350

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 351 All for the love of a lady!

  • 352 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 353 Westward Ho! combined op

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

  • 355 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 356 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 357 Variety in summer weather

  • 358 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 359 Warmington's garage ad

  • 360 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 361 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 362 Centenary of Gazette

  • 363 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 364 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 365 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 366 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 367 Penny for the guy

  • 368

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 369

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 370 Pannier Market's future?

  • 371 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 372 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 373 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 374 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 375 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 376 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 377 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 378 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 379

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 380 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 381

    First prize
  • 382 Reed threshing 'putting the clock back' at Weare Giffard

  • 383 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 384 Twenty-one yachts

  • 385 Wishing well is pixielated

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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Appledore tugs fete London Tower!

Appledore tugs on show in London

These Appledore-built tugs ‘Prestwick’ and ‘George V’ were ‘on inspection at Tower Pier, London, last week, built for exclusive use on the Thames. Up to 100 tug owners from leading British and some Continental ports came to appraise the new design of these vessels and Mr Gordon Harris, director and manager of Messrs. P.K. Harris and Sons, Appledore, hoped to have good news shortly of further orders.

 

1 April 1955 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

Gazette article 1 April 1955

 

Quads at Thornhillhead

First for Mr Poole

These quadruplet lambs pictured with their Devon Closewool mother were born last week on the arm of Mr Reggie Poole of Vellstone, Buckland Brewer, and none are more proud than Mr and Mrs Poole’s five children, who are only too eager to help with the bottle feeding of the lambs. The eldest of them, eight year old Frederick, is seen with his father.

11 March 1955 Quads at Thornhillhead

Despite the snow and bitter cold on this farm situated on the edge of Thorhillhead Moor, Mr Poole has had a very good lambing season and the quads are the first his flock has produced.

Gazette article 11 March 1955

 

 

North Devon Driving school

New fleet for driving school

Mrs J.G. Bettison and Mrs M.H. Tucker, joint proprietors of the RAC registered North Devon Driving School selected these Standard 8 h.p. saloons as the basis of a new fleet, some fitted with dual control. Supplied and regularly serviced by Elliotts, the Standard main dealers.

4 March 1955 North Devon Driving school

Gazette article 4 March 1955

 

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