• 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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    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 2 Riverside mystery

  • 3 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 4 Torrington in 1967

  • 5 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 6 No sale of Springfield House

  • 7 School's link with cargo ship

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

  • 9 Northam's almshouse

  • 10 Modern living at Bideford

  • 11 Last train from Torrington

  • 12 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 13 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 14 They are parted pro-tem

  • 15 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 16 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 17 Waldon Triplets
  • 18

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 19 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 20 Simple Item 138
  • 21 A story to tell!

  • 22 Six footed lamb

  • 23 New look in the hayfields

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

  • 25 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 26 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 27 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 28 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 29 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 30 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 31 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 32 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 33

    Married in 1908
  • 34 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 35 Some mushroom!

  • 36 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 37 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 38 Northam footballers of the future

  • 39 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 40 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 41

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 42 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 43 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 44 Picking the pops

  • 45 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 46 Decontrol of meat

  • 47 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 48

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 49 First ship in 8 years

  • 50 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 51 Children's procession with foxgloves

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

  • 53 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 54 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 55 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 56 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 57 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 58

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 59 Ten year old scrambler

  • 60

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 61 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 62 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 63 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 64 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 65 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 66 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 67 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 68 He beat the floods

  • 69 Appledore's largest

  • 70

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 71 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 72 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 73 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 74 Circus comes to town

  • 75 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 76 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 77 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 78 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 79 Burnard family reunion

  • 80 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 81 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 82 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 83 Devil sent packing

  • 84 Warmington's garage ad

  • 85 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 86 When horses score over the tractor

  • 87 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 88 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 89 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 90 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 91 The art of the thatcher

  • 92 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 93 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 94 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 95 Reed threshing 'putting the clock back' at Weare Giffard

  • 96 A roof-top view - where?

  • 97 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 98 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 99 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 100 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 101 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 102

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 103 Not Bideford's answer to the moon rocket!

  • 104 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 105 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 106 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 107 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 108 New life for Hartland organ

  • 109 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 110 Service with a smile

  • 111 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 112 Loads of black and white

  • 113 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 114 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 115 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 116 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 117 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 118 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 119 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 120 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 121

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 122 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 123 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 124 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 125 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 126 Hartland's invitation

  • 127 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 128 Ships at Bideford

  • 129 So this is the mainland!

  • 130 113 years at Instow

  • 131 New shipyard on schedule

  • 132 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 133 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 134 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 135 All aboard the ark

  • 136 Bridging the stream

  • 137 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 138 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 139 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 140 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 141 Puppet characters introduced

  • 142 Picking the pops

  • 143 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 144 By pony and trap to market

  • 145 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 146 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 147 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 148 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 149 No laughing matter

  • 150 Pannier Market's future?

  • 151 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 152 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 153 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 154 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 155 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 156 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 157 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 158 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 159 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

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    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 161 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 162 Out of puff!

  • 163

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 164 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 165 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 166 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 167 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 168 Torrington children build igloo
  • 169 Huntshaw TV mast

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

  • 171 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 172 A bird of their own!

  • 173 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 174 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 175 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 176 In their new robes and hats

  • 177 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 178 Revenge in style

  • 179 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 180 Bideford computer stars

  • 181

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 182 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 183 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 184 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 185 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 186 End of the line

  • 187 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 188 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 189

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 190 Jumble sale fever

  • 191 Hartland Dancers
  • 192 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 193 New Lundy stamps

  • 194 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 195 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 196 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 197 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 198 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 199 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 200 Steep street of old Bideford

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

  • 202 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 203 A man and his wheel

  • 204 Cruising down the river

  • 205 Life begins at 80

  • 206 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 207 New addition to Quay front

  • 208 Bideford regatta

  • 209 New choral society's growing response

  • 210 Parkham plan realised

  • 211 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 212 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 213 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 214 A sense of humour in advertising

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

  • 216 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 217 Capers on the cobbles

  • 218 Mobile missionary

  • 219 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 220 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 221 Police station view of Bideford

  • 222 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 223 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 224 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 225 Artisans' Club

  • 226 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 227 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 228 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

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

  • 230 Some 240 exhibits

  • 231 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 232 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 233 Recognise this resort?

  • 234 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 235 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 236 The Geneva marionettes

  • 237

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 238 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 239 It really was the 'last time'

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    Exhibition of school work
  • 241 Private home for public pump

  • 242 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 243 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 244 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 245 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 246 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 247 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 248 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 249 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 250 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 251 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 252 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 253 Centenary of Gazette

  • 254 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 255 Traditions and skills still there

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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 257 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 258

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 259 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 260

    Relatives all over the world
  • 261 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 262 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 263 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 264 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 265 Clovelly custom

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

  • 267 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 268 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 269 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 270 New Post Office

  • 271 Just over a year old

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    Cadets are given certificates
  • 273 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 274 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 275 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 276 Can spring be far away?

  • 277 Weare Giffard potato

  • 278 Sight of a lifetime

  • 279 Polish custom on Pancake Day

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    First prize
  • 281

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 282 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 283

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 284 Finished in 1876

  • 285 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 286

    Building works
  • 287 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 288 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 289 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 290 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 291 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 292 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 293

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 294 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 295 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 296 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 297 Littleham family's five generations

  • 298 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 299 Practical sympathy at Northam

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    Bidefordians
  • 301 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 302 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 303 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 304 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 305 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 306 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 307 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 308 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 309 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 310

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 311 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 312 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 313 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 314 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

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

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    New gateway
  • 317

    Was a missionary
  • 318 What's the time?

  • 319 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 320 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 321 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 322 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 323 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 324 New civic medallions

  • 325 For crying out loud!

  • 326 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 327 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 328 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 329 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 330 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 331

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 332 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 333 All for the love of a lady!

  • 334 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 335 New art gallery opened

  • 336 Happy Days!

  • 337

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 338 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 339 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 340 Bideford loses training ship

  • 341 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 342 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

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

  • 344 Emergency ferry services

  • 345 Clovelly nightmare

  • 346 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 347 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 348 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 349 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 350 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 351 Peter poses for TV film

  • 352 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 353

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 354 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 355 Variety in summer weather

  • 356 School crossing patrol begins

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

  • 358 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 359 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 360 Off on a great adventure

  • 361 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

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    Successful motor cycling team
  • 363 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 364 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 365 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 366 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 367 Hartland postman retires

  • 368 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 369 Twenty-one yachts

  • 370 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 371 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 372 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 373 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 374 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 375 Penny for the guy

  • 376 North Devon Driving School

  • 377 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 378 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 379 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 380 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 381 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 382 Torrington's new amenity

  • 383 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 384 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 385 Television comes to Torridge District

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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The Waldon Triplets at Christmas time in 1972

Typical of the excitement building up in every home where there are children, Bideford triplets Jackie, Donna and Tracie Waldon, eagerly display decorated stockings they will be hanging up for Father Christmas' call.

1972 Waldron triplets

 


The nine year old triplets are members of the family of Mr and Mrs Brian Waldon, 18 Barton Tors, Bideford.

Young Country Dancers of Hartland

The Country dancers pictured are members of the Church Senior Club at Hartland, and were formed into a dancing group just one month ago.

1954 Hartland dancers


The dancers made their first public appearance at a Christmas Fair at Hartland, and can be seen in their Old English period costumes made by Mrs W K Somerton. Mrs A T H Jones is accompanist. On Monday they gave their second performance at the Hartland Church Club social.
In the picture are - J Fanson, J Heard, D Pollard, A Jeffery, N Beer, P O'Donnell, J Hopper, S Dayman, J Pomeroy, R Heard, H Dayman, P Burrows.

Appledore Juniors in third round of the Pickard Cup in 1954

Appledore Juniors, who are top of the Northern Division of the Kingsley League, are now in the third round of the Pickard Cup.

1954 Appeldore juniors football

Seen from left to right are: J Lamey, A Brennan, D Martin, S Cox, M Braund, H Birchall, A Lamey, Freddie Lamey, G Cornish, T Waters, L Lamey, R Hocking, G Wright and D Curtis

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