• 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 Quads join a Langtree happy family

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    Building works
  • 3 Appledore's largest

  • 4 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 5 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 6

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 7 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 8 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 9 Revenge in style

  • 10 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 11 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 12 Some mushroom!

  • 13 113 years at Instow

  • 14 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 15 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 16

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 17 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 18 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 19 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 20 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 21

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 22 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 23 Out of puff!

  • 24 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 25 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 26 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 27 Torrington children build igloo
  • 28 What's the time?

  • 29 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 30 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 31 Clovelly custom

  • 32 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 33 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 34 A roof-top view - where?

  • 35 Circus comes to town

  • 36 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 37 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 38

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 39 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 40 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 41 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 42 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 43 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 44 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 45 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 46 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 47 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 48 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 49 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 50 Simple Item 138
  • 51 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 52 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 53 Emergency ferry services

  • 54 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 55 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 56 Variety in summer weather

  • 57 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 58 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 59 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 60 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 61 Weare Giffard potato

  • 62 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 63 Devil sent packing

  • 64

    First prize
  • 65 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 66 It really was the 'last time'

  • 67 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 68

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 69 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 70 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

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

  • 72

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 73 Riverside mystery

  • 74 Off on a great adventure

  • 75

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 76 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 77 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 78 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 79 By pony and trap to market

  • 80 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 81 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 82 A man and his wheel

  • 83 New shipyard on schedule

  • 84 New addition to Quay front

  • 85 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 86 New Lundy stamps

  • 87 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 88 Penny for the guy

  • 89

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 90 Northam's almshouse

  • 91 Can spring be far away?

  • 92 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 93 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 94

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 95 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 96 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 97 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 98 They are parted pro-tem

  • 99

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 100 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 101

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 102 Traditions and skills still there

  • 103 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 104 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 105 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 106 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 107 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 108 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 109 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 110 A story to tell!

  • 111 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 112 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 113 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 114

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 115 Picking the pops

  • 116 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 117 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 118 A craftsman's 'potted' history

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

  • 120 Littleham family's five generations

  • 121 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 122 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 123 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 124 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 125 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 126 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 127 Picking the pops

  • 128 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 129 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 130 Sight of a lifetime

  • 131 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 132 Some 240 exhibits

  • 133 No laughing matter

  • 134

    Relatives all over the world
  • 135 Mobile missionary

  • 136 Centenary of Gazette

  • 137 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 138 First ship in 8 years

  • 139 A bird of their own!

  • 140 In their new robes and hats

  • 141 New Post Office

  • 142 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 143 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 144 Finished in 1876

  • 145 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 146 When horses score over the tractor

  • 147 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 148 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 149 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 150 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 151 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 152 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 153 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 154 Cruising down the river

  • 155 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 156

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 157 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 158 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 159 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 160

    Married in 1908
  • 161 Burnard family reunion

  • 162 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

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

  • 164 Torrington's new amenity

  • 165 Twenty-one yachts

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

  • 167 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 168

    Exhibition of school work
  • 169

    Bidefordians
  • 170 Private home for public pump

  • 171 Jumble sale fever

  • 172 Photo mural in Bideford bank

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

  • 174 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

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    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 176 Decontrol of meat

  • 177 So this is the mainland!

  • 178 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 179 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 180 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 181 All aboard the ark

  • 182 School crossing patrol begins

  • 183 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 184 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 185 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 186 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 187 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 188 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 189 Bideford regatta

  • 190 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 191 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 192 Six footed lamb

  • 193 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 194 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 195 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 196 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 197 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 198 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 199

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 200 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 201 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 202 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 203 North Devon Driving School

  • 204 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 205 New civic medallions

  • 206 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 207 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 208

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 209 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 210 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 211 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 212

    Was a missionary
  • 213 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 214 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 215 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 216 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 217 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 218 Open-air art exhibition by 'under 40' group

  • 219 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 220 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 221 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 222 Loads of black and white

  • 223 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 224 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 225 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 226 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 227 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 228 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 229 Last train from Torrington

  • 230 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 231 Warmington's garage ad

  • 232 Northam footballers of the future

  • 233 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 234 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 235 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 236 Torridge wins on time schedule

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

  • 238 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 239 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 240 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 241 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 242 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 243 Peter poses for TV film

  • 244 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 245 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 246 Clovelly nightmare

  • 247 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 248 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 249 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 250 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 251 New choral society's growing response

  • 252 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 253 New life for Hartland organ

  • 254 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 255 He beat the floods

  • 256 Torrington in 1967

  • 257

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 258 All for the love of a lady!

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

  • 260 Bideford computer stars

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

  • 262 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 263 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 264 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 265 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 266 Hartland postman retires

  • 267 Service with a smile

  • 268 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 269 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 270 New look in the hayfields

  • 271 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 272

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 273 Capers on the cobbles

  • 274 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 275 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 276 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 277 Parkham plan realised

  • 278 Ten year old scrambler

  • 279 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

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    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 281 Beach search for mines takes longer

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

  • 283 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 284 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 285 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 286 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 287 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 288 Waldon Triplets
  • 289 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 290 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 291

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 292 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 293 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 294 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 295 Recognise this resort?

  • 296 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 297 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 298 Pannier Market's future?

  • 299 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 300 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 301 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 302 School's link with cargo ship

  • 303 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 304 The art of the thatcher

  • 305

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 306 Just over a year old

  • 307 For crying out loud!

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

  • 309

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 310 Modern living at Bideford

  • 311 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 312 New art gallery opened

  • 313 Bideford loses training ship

  • 314 No sale of Springfield House

  • 315 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 316 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 317 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 318 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 319 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

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    Cadets are given certificates
  • 321 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 322 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 323 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 324 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 325 Police station view of Bideford

  • 326 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 327

    New gateway
  • 328 Life begins at 80

  • 329 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 330 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 331 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 332 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 333 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 334 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 335 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 336 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 337 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 338 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 339 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 340 Hartland Dancers
  • 341 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 342 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 343 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 344 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 345 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 346 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 347 Artisans' Club

  • 348 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 349 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 350 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 351 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 352 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 353 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 354 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 355 Bridging the stream

  • 356 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 357 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 358 Puppet characters introduced

  • 359 The Geneva marionettes

  • 360

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 361 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

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

  • 363 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 364 Hartland's invitation

  • 365 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 366 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 367 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 368 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 369 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 370 End of the line

  • 371 Ships at Bideford

  • 372 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 373 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 374 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 375 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 376 Happy Days!

  • 377 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 378 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 379

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 380 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 381 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 382 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 383 Bicycle now does donkey work

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

  • 385 Fishermen of Greencliff

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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Dismantling of wireless mast

At Appledore end of Burrows

One of the smaller steel lattice wireless masts which, for about ten years, have been a prominent feature in that corner of Northam Burrows between Northam and Appledore, is in the process of being dismantled.

1 February 1952 Distmantling of wireless mast

The mast, which is 325 feet high, is being taken down in 21-feet sections and will be re-assembled in Wales to replace a similar mast damaged in the recent gales.

Gazette article 1 February 1952

Bideford 60-ft stack felled

Impressive start to new housing plans

Bideford’s last link with collar-factory days went down with a wallop! It was the 60-ft. high chimney stack, last remnant of the factory off Northam Causeway, Bideford, that was in full operation some 50 years ago. Before the last war it had become Bideford and District Laundry until during the war years it was completely gutted by fire. Recently Bideford Bridge Trust sold the site of the old factory to Mr Arthur Beer for purposes of housing development.

19 November 1954 Last of Bideford factory chimney

Two carpenters and a labourer began preparations at 8 a.m, replacing one side of the base of the chimney with wood props which they set fire to. As the wood burnt through, the huge column of red bricks fell over dead-on line with an impressive thump.

Gazette article 19 November 1954

 

Bideford ‘What’s my line?” challenger

Mrs Patt on T.V.

Mrs F. Patt of Bideford failed to beat the ‘What’s my line?’ television panel on Sunday evening’s programme.

5 November 1954 Bideford whats my line challenger

The panel were up to their last two questions when they discovered her occupation which she gave as ‘putting jam into doughnuts’. Earlier Gilbert Harding had made a geographical guess that Mrs Patt might be a ‘Cornish pasty filler-upper’.

Mrs Patt brought a ‘very nice cake from the people of Bideford’ and invited the panel – David Nixon, Lady Barnett, Gilbert Harding and Barbara Kelly – to sample it after the show.

In the photograph of the T.V. picture Mrs Patt is seen next to Eamonn Andrews, the Question Master.

Gazette article 5 November 1954

 

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