• 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 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 2 From Bobby to Brian

  • 3 Some 240 exhibits

  • 4

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 5

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 6 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 7 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 8 Artisans' Club

  • 9 Bideford's first woman councillor

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    New gateway
  • 11 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 12

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 13 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 14 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 15 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 16 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 17 Traditions and skills still there

  • 18 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 19 The cab at the corner>
  • 20 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 21 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 22 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 23 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 24 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 25 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 26 Ships at Bideford

  • 27 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 28 Police station view of Bideford

  • 29 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 30 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 31 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 32 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 33 End of the line

  • 34 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 35 Appledore's largest

  • 36 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 37 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 38 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 39 New art gallery opened

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

  • 41 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 42 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 43 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 44 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 45 Weare Giffard potato

  • 46 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 47 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 48 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 49 Bicycle now does donkey work

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

  • 51 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 52 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 53 One of the luckier farmers in getting in the problem harvest

  • 54 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 55 New look in the hayfields

  • 56 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

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

  • 58 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 59 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 60 New life for Hartland organ

  • 61 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 62 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 63 Capers on the cobbles

  • 64 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 65 Off on a great adventure

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

  • 67 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 68 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 69 It really was the 'last time'

  • 70 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 71 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 72 Some mushroom!

  • 73 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 74 113 years at Instow

  • 75 Northam's almshouse

  • 76 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 77 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 78 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 79

    Exhibition of school work
  • 80 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 81 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 82 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 83 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 84 Bideford computer stars

  • 85 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 86 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 87 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 88 Twenty-one yachts

  • 89 New addition to Quay front

  • 90 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 91 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 92 Ten year old scrambler

  • 93 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 94 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 95 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 96 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 97 New choral society's growing response

  • 98 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 99 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 100 Hartland's invitation

  • 101 Fishermen of Greencliff

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

  • 103 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 104 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 105 In their new robes and hats

  • 106 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 107 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 108 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 109 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 110 Pannier Market's future?

  • 111 Parkham plan realised

  • 112 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 113 Recognise this resort?

  • 114 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 115 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 116 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 117 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 118 Finished in 1876

  • 119 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 120 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 121 A man and his wheel

  • 122 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 123 Filming at Hartland

  • 124 New Lundy stamps

  • 125 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 126 Beach search for mines takes longer

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

  • 128 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 129 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 130 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 131

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 132 The art of the thatcher

  • 133 Last train from Torrington

  • 134

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 135 Life begins at 80

  • 136 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 137 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 138 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 139 Happy Days!

  • 140 Six footed lamb

  • 141 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 142 Jumble sale fever

  • 143 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 144 Private home for public pump

  • 145 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 146

    Relatives all over the world
  • 147 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 148 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 149 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 150 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 151 Hartland Dancers
  • 152 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 153 Penny for the guy

  • 154 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 155 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 156 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 157 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 158 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 159 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 160 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 161 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 162 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 163 All for the love of a lady!

  • 164 Emergency ferry services

  • 165 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 166

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 167 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 168 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 169 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 170

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 171 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 172 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 173 Torrington Church's new organ

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

  • 175 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 176 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

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

  • 178 First ship in 8 years

  • 179 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 180

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 181 New Post Office

  • 182 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 183 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 184 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 185 The Geneva marionettes

  • 186 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 187 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 188 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 189 Clovelly nightmare

  • 190 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 191 Picking the pops

  • 192 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 193 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 194 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 195 Clovelly custom

  • 196 Sweets derationing

  • 197 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 198 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 199 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 200 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 201 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 202 Out of puff!

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

  • 204 New shipyard on schedule

  • 205 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 206 Burnard family reunion

  • 207

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 208 So this is the mainland!

  • 209 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 210

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 211

    Building works
  • 212 North Devon Driving School

  • 213 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 214 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 215 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 216 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 217 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 218

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 219 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 220 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 221 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 222 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 223 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 224 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 225

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 226 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 227 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 228 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 229 A bird of their own!

  • 230 Bridging the stream

  • 231 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 232 Cruising down the river

  • 233

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 234 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 235 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 236 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 237 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 238 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 239 School's link with cargo ship

  • 240 Chess - their bridge over the years

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    First prize
  • 242 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 243 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 244 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 245 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 246 Simple Item 138
  • 247 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 248 Hartland postman retires

  • 249 He beat the floods

  • 250 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 251 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 252 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 253 Torrington in 1967

  • 254 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 255 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

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

  • 257 No laughing matter

  • 258 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 259 Decontrol of meat

  • 260 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 261 All aboard the ark

  • 262

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 263 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 264 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 265 Riverside mystery

  • 266 Loads of black and white

  • 267 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 268 Centenary of Gazette

  • 269 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 270 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 271 Torrington children build igloo
  • 272 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 273 Northam footballers of the future

  • 274 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 275 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 276 Torrington's new amenity

  • 277 For crying out loud!

  • 278 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 279 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 280 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 281 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 282 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 283 Puppet characters introduced

  • 284 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 285 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 286 Bideford regatta

  • 287 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

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

  • 289 Warmington's garage ad

  • 290 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 291 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 292 When horses score over the tractor

  • 293 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 294 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 295 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 296 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 297 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 298 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 299

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 300 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 301 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 302 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 303 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 304 Picking the pops

  • 305 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 306 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 307 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

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

  • 309

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 310 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 311 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 312 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 313 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 314

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 315 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 316 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 317 They are parted pro-tem

  • 318 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 319

    Bidefordians
  • 320 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 321 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 322 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 323 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 324

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 325 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 326 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 327 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 328 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 329 Sight of a lifetime

  • 330 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 331 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 332

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 333

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 334 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 335 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 336 New civic medallions

  • 337 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 338 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 339 Variety in summer weather

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

  • 341 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 342 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 343

    Married in 1908
  • 344 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 345 Bideford loses training ship

  • 346 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 347 Peter poses for TV film

  • 348

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 349 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 350 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 351 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 352 A roof-top view - where?

  • 353 A story to tell!

  • 354 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 355 Modern living at Bideford

  • 356 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 357 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 358 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 359 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 360 Circus comes to town

  • 361 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 362 Just over a year old

  • 363 Mobile missionary

  • 364 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 365 What's the time?

  • 366

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 367 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 368 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 369 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 370 Revenge in style

  • 371 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 372 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 373

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 374 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 375 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 376 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 377 School crossing patrol begins

  • 378 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 379 Waldon Triplets
  • 380 Can spring be far away?

  • 381 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 382 Devil sent packing

  • 383 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 384 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 385 Service with a smile

  • 386 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 387

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 388 Littleham family's five generations

  • 389 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 390 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 391 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 392

    Was a missionary
  • 393 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 394 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 395 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 396 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 397 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 398 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 399 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 400 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

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    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 402 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 403 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 404 By pony and trap to market

  • 405 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 406 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 407 No sale of Springfield House

  • 408 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 409 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 410 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 411 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 412 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 413 Eight to strike and a race to win

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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Clovelly nightmare

A nightmare moment for a van driver

who last week misunderstood directions to the ‘back’ road down to the sea and suddenly found himself bumping down the cobbled stops of Clovelly’s unique High Street!

Clovelly nightmare

Turning round to retrace his steps, he needed the help of some local people for the slippery cobbles did not provide a good grip.

Gazette article 30 November 1962

Bringing the shopping home by goat

Young ‘Snowy’ of Buckleigh is being trained

Snowy, a six-month-old white billy goat is being trained by his mistress to carry her shopping with the aid of two panniers. His mistress is Mrs Ruth Werner of ‘Donard’, Buckleigh, Westward Ho! and young Snowy is about to realise that to reach home from Westward Ho! entails the climb up Fosketh or Stanwell hills.

Bringing the shopping home by goat

Mrs Werner is going to fasten two small panniers over Snowy’s back and as he gets accustomed to them the weight will be gradually increased until, it is hoped, he will be able to manage 5 or 6 lb. at one time. Mrs Werner told the Gazette, ‘The idea of training him may seem peculiar to some people, but after all it is a very common practice in other European countries. It’s just that I’m tired of lugging heavy shopping baskets up from Westward Ho!’

Gazette article 19 October 1962

 

 

 

New addition to Quay front

An artist’s impression

of what the new head office building of the Western Counties Building Society on Bideford Quay will look like when completed in a little over a year’s time.

New addition to Quay front

Preliminary work has already begun on the demolition of the present premises, formerly occupied by Messrs. Perkins and Son, fruiter and florist. Only the back wall of the present building will be retained.

The society, now in its 100th year and Devon’s largest, has been in its present premises at the corner of Grenville Street and Market Place since September 1934. Earlier it was in premises lower down Grenville Street, and its first office 100 years ago was No. 2, Mill Street.

Gazette articled 10 August 1962

 

 

Gazette article 10 August 1962

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