• 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 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 2 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 3 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 4 Six footed lamb

  • 5

    New gateway
  • 6 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 7 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 8 By pony and trap to market

  • 9 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 10 Out of puff!

  • 11 Finished in 1876

  • 12 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 13 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 14 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 15 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 16 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 17 What's the time?

  • 18 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 19 New art gallery opened

  • 20 Torrington's new amenity

  • 21 Littleham family's five generations

  • 22 Ten year old scrambler

  • 23 Cruising down the river

  • 24 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 25

    Married in 1908
  • 26

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 27 New Post Office

  • 28 A bird of their own!

  • 29 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 30 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 31 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 32 When horses score over the tractor

  • 33

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 34

    Relatives all over the world
  • 35 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 36 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 37 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 38 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 39 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 40 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 41

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 42 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 43 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 44 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 45 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 46 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 47 Hartland Dancers
  • 48 Centenary of Gazette

  • 49 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 50 Warmington's garage ad

  • 51 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 52 Some mushroom!

  • 53 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 54 Mobile missionary

  • 55 Loads of black and white

  • 56 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 57 113 years at Instow

  • 58 A story to tell!

  • 59

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 60 New look in the hayfields

  • 61 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 62 Northam's almshouse

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

  • 64 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 65 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 66 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 67 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 68

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 69 Peter poses for TV film

  • 70 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 71 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 72 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 73

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 74 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 75 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 76 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 77 Bideford's private wharves busier

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

  • 79 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 80 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 81 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 82 A man and his wheel

  • 83 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 84 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 85 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 86 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 87 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 88 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 89 Burnard family reunion

  • 90 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 91 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 92 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 93 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 94 For crying out loud!

  • 95 Puppet characters introduced

  • 96 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 97 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 98 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

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

  • 100 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 101 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 102 Alwington School closing after 120 years

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

  • 104 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 105

    Was a missionary
  • 106 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 107 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 108 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 109 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 110 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 111 Circus comes to town

  • 112 Picking the pops

  • 113

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 114 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 115 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 116 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 117 Pannier Market's future?

  • 118 The art of the thatcher

  • 119 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 120 Penny for the guy

  • 121 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 122 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 123 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 124

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 125 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 126 Last train from Torrington

  • 127 He beat the floods

  • 128 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 129 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 130 Simple Item 138
  • 131 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 132 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 133 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 134 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 135 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 136 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 137

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 138 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 139 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 140 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 141 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 142 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 143 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 144 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 145 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 146 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 147

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 148 Recognise this resort?

  • 149 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 150 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 151 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 152 Jumble sale fever

  • 153 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 154

    Exhibition of school work
  • 155 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 156 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 157 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 158 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 159 Private home for public pump

  • 160 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 161 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 162 Decontrol of meat

  • 163 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

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

  • 165 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 166 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 167 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 168 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

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

  • 170 Traditions and skills still there

  • 171 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 172 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 173 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 174 First ship in 8 years

  • 175 Weare Giffard potato

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

  • 177 Ships at Bideford

  • 178 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 179 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 180

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 181 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 182 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 183 Hartland postman retires

  • 184 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 185 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 186 Happy Days!

  • 187 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 188 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 189 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 190

    First prize
  • 191 Devil sent packing

  • 192 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 193 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 194 Waldon Triplets
  • 195 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 196 Some 240 exhibits

  • 197 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 198 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 199 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 200 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 201 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 202 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 203 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 204 A roof-top view - where?

  • 205 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

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

  • 207 No sale of Springfield House

  • 208 End of the line

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

  • 210 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 211 No laughing matter

  • 212

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 213 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 214

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 215 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 216 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 217 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 218 Clovelly custom

  • 219 Torrington children build igloo
  • 220

    Building works
  • 221 Hartland's invitation

  • 222 Appledore's largest

  • 223 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 224 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 225 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 226 They are parted pro-tem

  • 227 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 228 Modern living at Bideford

  • 229 New life for Hartland organ

  • 230 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 231 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 232 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 233 Artisans' Club

  • 234 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 235 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 236 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 237 Northam footballers of the future

  • 238 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 239 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 240 New addition to Quay front

  • 241 All aboard the ark

  • 242

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 243 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 244 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 245 Revenge in style

  • 246 Riverside mystery

  • 247

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 248 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 249

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 250 Service with a smile

  • 251 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 252 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 253 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 254 Capers on the cobbles

  • 255 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 256 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 257

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 258 New Lundy stamps

  • 259 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 260 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 261 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 262 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 263 Variety in summer weather

  • 264

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 265 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 266 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 267 Off on a great adventure

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

  • 269 So this is the mainland!

  • 270 New shipyard on schedule

  • 271 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 272 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 273 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 274 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 275 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 276 Bridging the stream

  • 277 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 278 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 279 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 280 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 281 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 282 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 283 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 284 Twenty-one yachts

  • 285 Quads join a Langtree happy family

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

  • 287 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 288 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 289 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 290 School's link with cargo ship

  • 291 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 292 Parkham plan realised

  • 293 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 294 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 295 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 296 Clovelly nightmare

  • 297 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 298 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 299 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 300 In their new robes and hats

  • 301 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 302 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 303 All for the love of a lady!

  • 304 It really was the 'last time'

  • 305 Bideford loses training ship

  • 306 Bideford computer stars

  • 307 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 308 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 309 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 310 North Devon Driving School

  • 311 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 312 New civic medallions

  • 313 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 314 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 315

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 316 Police station view of Bideford

  • 317 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 318 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 319 Life begins at 80

  • 320 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 321 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 322 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 323 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 324 The Geneva marionettes

  • 325 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 326 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 327 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 328 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 329 Bideford regatta

  • 330 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 331 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 332 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 333 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 334 Sweet success at Langtree School

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

  • 336 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 337 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 338 Can spring be far away?

  • 339 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 340 New choral society's growing response

  • 341 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 342 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 343 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 344 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 345 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 346 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 347 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 348

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 349 Just over a year old

  • 350 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 351

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 352 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 353 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 354 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 355 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

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

  • 357 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 358 School crossing patrol begins

  • 359

    Bidefordians
  • 360 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 361 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 362 Sight of a lifetime

  • 363 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 364 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 365 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 366 Emergency ferry services

  • 367

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 368

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 369 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 370 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 371 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 372

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 373 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 374 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 375 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 376

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 377 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 378 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 379 Torrington in 1967

  • 380 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 381 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 382 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 383 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 384 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 385 Picking the pops

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

New headquarters for Rural Council

The photograph shows th new headquarters-to-be of Bideford Rural Council, the draft of the lease from Bideford Bridge Trust having been approved by their special committee and the tenancy dated from 9 May.

2 May 1952 Grenville House for Bideford R.D.C.

The Western National Bus Co. had been tenants of Grenville House for ten years. At one time it was the private residence of a Dr Thompson. In those days it was known as ‘The Mansion House’. It is believed to be just over 100 years old. When repairs to the building were being carried out it was found that some of its bricks had been made at Cleavehouses, Northam.

Gazette article 2 May 1952

 

Spring-cleaning the Ridge

Tons of tar removed

Although there was a somewhat poor response last week to Northam Council’s appeal for voluntary help in the task of cleaning tar from Westward Ho! pebbleridge, some seven tons of tar, tarred seaweed and pebbles were collected.

25 April 1954 Spring cleaning the Ridge

The ‘popular’ part of the ridge from the Slipway to Sandymere is now almost completely clear of tar.

Gazette article 25 April 1952

 

A lost Bideford ‘island’

Old houses in Bideford

The shop and two houses in the photograph were demolished about 60 years ago and used to stand at the top of High Street just in front of the Rectory Wall and face towards Providence Row.

10 April 1952 A lost Bideford island

The group of buildings were colloquially known as ‘The Island’. Their actual position can be seen by the lamp post which stands on the same spot as the present post which is on a small island in the middle of the roadway between the top of Pitt Lane and High Street.

Gazette article 10 April 1952

 

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