• 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 End of the line

  • 2 In their new robes and hats

  • 3 Bridging the stream

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    Bidefordians
  • 5 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 6 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 7 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 8 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 9 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 10 Pannier Market's future?

  • 11 Variety in summer weather

  • 12 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 13

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 14 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 15 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 16 Picking the pops

  • 17 School's link with cargo ship

  • 18

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 19 A story to tell!

  • 20 Loads of black and white

  • 21 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 22 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 23 So this is the mainland!

  • 24 It really was the 'last time'

  • 25 Last train from Torrington

  • 26 Ships at Bideford

  • 27 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 28 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 29

    Was a missionary
  • 30 Just over a year old

  • 31

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 32 Modern living at Bideford

  • 33 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 34 Hartland Dancers
  • 35 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 36 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 37 Service with a smile

  • 38 Warmington's garage ad

  • 39 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 40 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 41 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 42 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 43 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 44 Bideford regatta

  • 45 A roof-top view - where?

  • 46 New life for Hartland organ

  • 47

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 48 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 49 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 50 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 51 Northam's almshouse

  • 52 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 53 They are parted pro-tem

  • 54 Appledore's largest

  • 55 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 56 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 57 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 58 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 59 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 60 The Geneva marionettes

  • 61 New Post Office

  • 62 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 63 No laughing matter

  • 64

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 65 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 66 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 67 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 68 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 69 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 70 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 71 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 72

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 73 Emergency ferry services

  • 74 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 75 Six footed lamb

  • 76 Revenge in style

  • 77 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 78 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

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

  • 80 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 81 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 82 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 83 Clovelly nightmare

  • 84 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 85 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 86 For crying out loud!

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

  • 88 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 89 Jumble sale fever

  • 90 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 91 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 92 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 93 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 94 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 95 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

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

  • 97 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 98 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 99 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 100 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 101 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 102 Sight of a lifetime

  • 103 Can spring be far away?

  • 104 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

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

  • 106 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 107 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 108 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 109

    Building works
  • 110

    Relatives all over the world
  • 111 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 112 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 113 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 114 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 115 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 116 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 117 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 118 Simple Item 138
  • 119 Hartland postman retires

  • 120 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 121 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 122

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 123

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 124 Parkham plan realised

  • 125 A bird of their own!

  • 126 Capers on the cobbles

  • 127 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 128 Traditions and skills still there

  • 129 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 130 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 131 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 132

    New gateway
  • 133 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 134 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 135 Life begins at 80

  • 136 Happy Days!

  • 137 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 138 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 139 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 140 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 141 No sale of Springfield House

  • 142 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 143 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 144 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 145 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 146

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 147 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 148 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 149 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 150 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 151 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 152 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 153 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 154 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 155 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 156 School crossing patrol begins

  • 157 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 158 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 159 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 160 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

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

  • 162 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 163 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 164 Weare Giffard potato

  • 165 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 166 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 167 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 168 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 169 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 170 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 171 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 172 Torrington's new amenity

  • 173 The art of the thatcher

  • 174 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 175

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 176 Police station view of Bideford

  • 177 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 178

    Exhibition of school work
  • 179 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 180 Torrington children build igloo
  • 181 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 182 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 183 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 184 Off on a great adventure

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

  • 186 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 187 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 188 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 189 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 190 Devil sent packing

  • 191 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 192 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 193 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 194 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 195 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 196 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 197 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 198 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 199

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 200 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 201 Artisans' Club

  • 202 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 203 Recognise this resort?

  • 204

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 205 Decontrol of meat

  • 206 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 207

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 208 Hartland's invitation

  • 209 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 210 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 211 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 212 New look in the hayfields

  • 213 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 214 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 215 A man and his wheel

  • 216 Bideford computer stars

  • 217 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 218 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 219 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 220 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 221 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 222 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 223 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 224 All aboard the ark

  • 225 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 226 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 227 113 years at Instow

  • 228 Some 240 exhibits

  • 229 North Devon Driving School

  • 230 New Lundy stamps

  • 231 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 232 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 233

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 234 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 235 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 236 Mobile missionary

  • 237 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 238 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 239 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 240 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 241 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 242 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 243 All for the love of a lady!

  • 244 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

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

  • 246 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 247 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 248 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 249 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 250

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 251 He beat the floods

  • 252 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 253 New art gallery opened

  • 254 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 255

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 256

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 257 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 258 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 259

    First prize
  • 260 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

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

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 263 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 264 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 265 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 266 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 267 Circus comes to town

  • 268 Picking the pops

  • 269 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 270 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 271 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 272 First ship in 8 years

  • 273 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 274 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 275 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 276 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 277 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 278 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

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    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 280 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 281 Private home for public pump

  • 282 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 283 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 284 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 285

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 286 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 287

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 288 A craftsman's 'potted' history

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

  • 290 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 291 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 292 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 293 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 294 Twenty-one yachts

  • 295 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 296 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 297 What's the time?

  • 298 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 299 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 300 By pony and trap to market

  • 301

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 302 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 303 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 304 Bideford loses training ship

  • 305 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 306 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 307 New shipyard on schedule

  • 308 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 309 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 310 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 311 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 312 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 313

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 314 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 315 New fire and ambulance stations

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

  • 317 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 318 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 319 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 320 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 321 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 322 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 323 Cruising down the river

  • 324 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 325 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 326 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 327 New addition to Quay front

  • 328 New civic medallions

  • 329 Centenary of Gazette

  • 330 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 331 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 332 Clovelly custom

  • 333 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 334 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 335 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 336 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 337 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 338

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 339 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 340 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 341 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 342 Waldon Triplets
  • 343 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 344 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 345 When horses score over the tractor

  • 346 Peter poses for TV film

  • 347 Ten year old scrambler

  • 348 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 349 Burnard family reunion

  • 350 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 351 New choral society's growing response

  • 352 Littleham family's five generations

  • 353 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 354 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 355 Northam footballers of the future

  • 356 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 357 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 358 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 359 Some mushroom!

  • 360 Finished in 1876

  • 361 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 362 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 363 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 364 Puppet characters introduced

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

  • 366 New look for Torrington Lane

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

  • 368 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

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

  • 370 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 371 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 372 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 373 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 374 Riverside mystery

  • 375 Penny for the guy

  • 376 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 377 Out of puff!

  • 378 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 379 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 380 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

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    Married in 1908
  • 382 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 383 Torrington in 1967

  • 384 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 385

    Close associations with North Devon
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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East-the-Water sets town an example

Opening of new Community Hall

Making a special journey with his wife from Portsmouth, Mr Henry Colwill, the founder-secretary of East-the-Water Community Association was among the large crowd that saw Sir Dennis Stucley, himself born at East-the-Water, open the Association’s new Community Centre on Wednesday afternoon.

25 January 1957 East the Water sets town an example

The centre, created out of two large disused Nissen huts that were formerly part of the Rolamatic factory manufacturing electrical and mechanical components for aircraft, consists of a large hall 65 feet long that will seat over 250 people, a large stage at one end that can be curtained off to form a small hall, a kitchen and cloakrooms. It cost nearly £3,000.

Gazette article 25 January 1957

 

 

Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

Halt proposed when present programme at top of town is completed

This row pf 22 houses now under construction alongside the main Bideford-Bude road, may be among the last Council houses to be built by Bideford Borough Council for the time being.

25 January 1957 Bideford has built over 500 post war homes

When this row is completed the Council will have put up over 500 Council houses since the war. The Council has already decided to halt its building programme during the present year once the 30 houses for 1956 – fourteen of them are to be built as an extension to Stucley Road on the Pynes Lane estate – are completed.

Gazette article 25 January 1957

 

Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

Opening of new hall

A visitor pauses to inspect the entrance porch of Alverdiscott’s new parish hall which was opened on Wednesday by Miss Lesley Saweard who plays the part of Christine Johnson in the BBC serial play ‘The Archers’.

18 January 1957 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

The hall is situated in a central position in the parish it will serve and stands on land given for the purpose some years ago by Mr and Mrs C. Ley. Alverdiscott parish has a population of only 240 people who, as a result of a great deal of hard work and under enthusiastic leadership, have raised the bulk of the cost of their new £3,500 parish hall.

Gazette article 18 January 1957

 

 

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