• 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 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 2 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 3 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 4 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 5 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 6 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 7 Picking the pops

  • 8 Torrington in 1967

  • 9 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 10 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 11 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 12 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 13 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 14 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 15 Finished in 1876

  • 16 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 17 Circus comes to town

  • 18 Happy Days!

  • 19 New choral society's growing response

  • 20

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 21 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 22 A story to tell!

  • 23 Appledore's largest

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

  • 25 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 26 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 27 Loads of black and white

  • 28 What's the time?

  • 29 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 30 113 years at Instow

  • 31

    Relatives all over the world
  • 32 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 33 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 34 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 35 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 36 Pannier Market's future?

  • 37 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 38 When horses score over the tractor

  • 39 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 40 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 41 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 42 School crossing patrol begins

  • 43 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 44 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 45 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 46 Picking the pops

  • 47 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 48 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 49 The Geneva marionettes

  • 50 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 51 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 52 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 53

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 54

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 55 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 56 Torrington's new amenity

  • 57 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 58 Life begins at 80

  • 59

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 60 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 61 Revenge in style

  • 62

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 63 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 64 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 65 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 66 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 67 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 68 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 69

    Was a missionary
  • 70 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 71

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 72 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 73 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 74 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 75 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 76 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 77 New art gallery opened

  • 78 Sweets derationing

  • 79 Variety in summer weather

  • 80 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 81 Centenary of Gazette

  • 82 From Bobby to Brian

  • 83 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 84 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 85 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 86 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 87 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 88 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 89 Artisans' Club

  • 90 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 91 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 92 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 93 East-the-Water sets town an example

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

  • 95

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 96 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 97 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 98 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 99 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 100 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 101 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 102 Bideford loses training ship

  • 103 Weare Giffard potato

  • 104 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 105 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 106 A man and his wheel

  • 107 Bridging the stream

  • 108 Service with a smile

  • 109 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 110 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 111 Clovelly nightmare

  • 112 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 113 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 114 A bird of their own!

  • 115 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 116 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 117 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 118 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 119 Out of puff!

  • 120 Emergency ferry services

  • 121 End of the line

  • 122 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 123 Hartland's invitation

  • 124

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 125

    First prize
  • 126 So this is the mainland!

  • 127 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 128 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 129 A roof-top view - where?

  • 130 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 131 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 132 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 133 Decontrol of meat

  • 134 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 135 Clovelly custom

  • 136 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 137 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 138 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 139 No sale of Springfield House

  • 140 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 141 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 142 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 143 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 144 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 145

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 146 Grenville House for Bideford R.D.C.

  • 147 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 148 Some 240 exhibits

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

  • 150 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 151 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 152 Waldon Triplets
  • 153 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 154 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 155 Hartland postman retires

  • 156 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 157

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 158 Traditions and skills still there

  • 159 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 160 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 161 Sight of a lifetime

  • 162 Twenty-one yachts

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

  • 164

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 165 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 166 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 167 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 168 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 169

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 170 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 171 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 172 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 173 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 174 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 175 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 176 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 177 All aboard the ark

  • 178 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 179 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 180 School's link with cargo ship

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

  • 182 Down at the 'Donkey House'

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

  • 184

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 185 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 186 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 187 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 188 Devil sent packing

  • 189 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 190 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 191 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 192 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 193 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 194 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 195 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 196 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 197 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 198 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 199 Penny for the guy

  • 200 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 201 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 202 Torrington children build igloo
  • 203 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 204 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 205 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 206 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 207

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 208 Puppet characters introduced

  • 209 For crying out loud!

  • 210 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 211 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 212

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 213 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 214 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 215 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 216 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 217 Capers on the cobbles

  • 218 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 219 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 220 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 221 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 222 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 223 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 224 Northam's almshouse

  • 225 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 226 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 227 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 228 Bideford computer stars

  • 229 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 230 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 231 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 232 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 233 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 234

    New gateway
  • 235 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 236 Northam footballers of the future

  • 237 Can spring be far away?

  • 238 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 239 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 240 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 241

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 242 Ships at Bideford

  • 243 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 244 New addition to Quay front

  • 245 New look in the hayfields

  • 246 North Devon Driving School

  • 247 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 248 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 249 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 250 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 251 Peter poses for TV film

  • 252 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 253 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 254 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 255 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 256 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 257 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 258 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 259 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 260 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 261

    Building works
  • 262 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 263 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 264 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 265 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 266 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 267 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 268 By pony and trap to market

  • 269 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 270 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 271 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 272 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 273 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 274 Riverside mystery

  • 275

    Bidefordians
  • 276 New Post Office

  • 277 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 278 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 279 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 280 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 281 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 282 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 283 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 284

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 285 In their new robes and hats

  • 286 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 287 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 288

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

  • 290 Hartland Dancers
  • 291

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 292

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 293 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 294 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 295 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 296 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 297 They are parted pro-tem

  • 298 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 299 The art of the thatcher

  • 300 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 301 Police station view of Bideford

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

  • 303 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 304 They never miss a game at Torrington

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

  • 306 First ship in 8 years

  • 307 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 308 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 309 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 310 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 311 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 312 New Lundy stamps

  • 313 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 314 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 315 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 316 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 317 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 318 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

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

  • 320

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 321 Last train from Torrington

  • 322 New civic medallions

  • 323 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 324 All for the love of a lady!

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

  • 326 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 327 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 328 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 329 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 330 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 331 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 332 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 333 Private home for public pump

  • 334 The cab at the corner>
  • 335 It really was the 'last time'

  • 336 Jumble sale fever

  • 337 No laughing matter

  • 338 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 339 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 340 Recognise this resort?

  • 341 Just over a year old

  • 342 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 343 Littleham family's five generations

  • 344 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 345 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 346 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 347 Ten year old scrambler

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

  • 349 He beat the floods

  • 350 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 351 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 352 Mobile missionary

  • 353 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 354

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 355 New shipyard on schedule

  • 356 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 357 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 358 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 359 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 360 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 361 Parkham plan realised

  • 362 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 363 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 364

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 365 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 366 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 367 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 368 Simple Item 138
  • 369

    Exhibition of school work
  • 370 Modern living at Bideford

  • 371 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 372 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 373 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 374 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 375 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 376

    Married in 1908
  • 377 New life for Hartland organ

  • 378 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 379 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 380 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 381 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 382 Warmington's garage ad

  • 383 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 384 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 385 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 386

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 387 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 388 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 389 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 390 Burnard family reunion

  • 391 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 392 Six footed lamb

  • 393 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 394 Cruising down the river

  • 395

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 396 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 397 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 398 Bideford regatta

  • 399 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 400 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 401 Some mushroom!

  • 402 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 403 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 404 Off on a great adventure

  • 405 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 406 Filming at Hartland

  • 407 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 408 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 409 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 410 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 411 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 412 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 413 Pretty pennies at Beaford

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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  • 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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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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Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

Large assembly at Wednesday’s celebration

Typical of the many smaller Methodist foundations to be found in the North Devon countryside, Landcross Methodist chapel is snugly tucked alongside the Bideford to Torrington main road at its junction with the Bradworthy road.

25 June 1954 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

The chapel was built over a cattle shed which continued to be used as such to at leased 1881.

The present membership of Landcross Chapel is seventeen. The population of Landcross in 1850 was 120 and the present day only 64.

Gazette article 25 June 1954

 

Light reading for the Lighthouse

County library visits Hartland Point

Hartland Lighthouse is one of forty-five centres in the north-west part of Devon which is supplied with collections of books from the Torridge Regional Brach of the Devon County Library at Torrington.

14 May 1954 Light reading for the lighthouse

The regional librarian (Mr P.A. Drake) is seen at the lighthouse as the fresh collection of books is delivered for the use of the lighthouse staff and their wives, who read more than 400 books during the past year.

Gazette article 14 May 1954

New civic medallions

Medallions for Bideford Mayor and Mayoress

Two medallions were presented to the town at Bideford Manor Court, the lower one for the use of Mayors, being the gift of Mr Stanley J. Bowen (a London-Bidefordian), and above it that to be worn by Mayoresses, the gift of the Mayor (Mr C.A. Grant in commemoration of the Coronation of Elizabeth II).

30 April 1954 New civic medallions

Both medallions were made locally to the design of Mr W.J.A. Corke, principal of Bideford School of Art.

Gazette article 30 April 1954

 

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