• 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 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 2 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 3 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 4 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 5 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 6 Just over a year old

  • 7

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 8 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

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

  • 10 A roof-top view - where?

  • 11 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 12 Service with a smile

  • 13 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 14 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 15 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 16 Gloves fit for a king!

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

  • 18 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 19 In their new robes and hats

  • 20 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 21 Police station view of Bideford

  • 22 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 23 Torrington in 1967

  • 24 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 25 Littleham family's five generations

  • 26 New shipyard on schedule

  • 27 Emergency ferry services

  • 28 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 29 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 30 Circus comes to town

  • 31 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 32 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 33 Waldon Triplets
  • 34 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 35 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 36 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 37 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 38 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 39 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 40 Finished in 1876

  • 41

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 42 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 43 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 44 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 45 Bideford loses training ship

  • 46

    Bidefordians
  • 47 First steel ship built at Bideford

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

  • 49 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 50 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 51 Peter poses for TV film

  • 52 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 53 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 54 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 55 Ships at Bideford

  • 56 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 57 Capers on the cobbles

  • 58 Ten year old scrambler

  • 59 Picking the pops

  • 60 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 61 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 62 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 63 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 64

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 65 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 66 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 67 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 68 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 69 Modern living at Bideford

  • 70 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 71 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 72 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 73 All aboard the ark

  • 74 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 75 Bideford computer stars

  • 76 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 77 It really was the 'last time'

  • 78 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 79 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 80 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 81 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 82 The Geneva marionettes

  • 83 Puppet characters introduced

  • 84 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 85 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 86 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 87 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 88

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 89 The art of the thatcher

  • 90 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 91 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

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

  • 93 School's link with cargo ship

  • 94 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 95 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 96 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 97 Parkham plan realised

  • 98

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 99 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 100 Traditions and skills still there

  • 101 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 102 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 103 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 104 Last train from Torrington

  • 105

    New gateway
  • 106 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 107 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 108 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 109 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 110

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 111 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 112 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 113

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 114 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 115 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 116 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 117 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 118 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 119 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 120 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 121 Twenty-one yachts

  • 122

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 123 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 124 Loads of black and white

  • 125 New choral society's growing response

  • 126 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 127

    First prize
  • 128 Simple Item 138
  • 129 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 130 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 131 They are parted pro-tem

  • 132 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 133 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 134 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 135 Riverside mystery

  • 136 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 137 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 138 New Lundy stamps

  • 139 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 140 Torrington children build igloo
  • 141 New life for Hartland organ

  • 142 A bird of their own!

  • 143 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 144 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 145 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 146 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 147 Picking the pops

  • 148 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 149 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 150 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 151 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 152 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 153

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 154 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 155 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 156 The cab at the corner>
  • 157 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 158 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 159 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 160 Artisans' Club

  • 161 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 162 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 163 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 164 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 165 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 166 Northam's almshouse

  • 167 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 168 Devil sent packing

  • 169 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 170 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 171 So this is the mainland!

  • 172 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 173 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 174 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 175 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 176 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 177 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 178 Westward Ho! combined op

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

  • 180 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 181 Six footed lamb

  • 182 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 183 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

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

  • 185 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 186 New Post Office

  • 187 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 188 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 189 Private home for public pump

  • 190 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 191 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 192 Warmington's garage ad

  • 193 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 194 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 195

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 196 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 197 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 198 New art gallery opened

  • 199 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 200 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 201 Out of puff!

  • 202 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 203 New look in the hayfields

  • 204 Penny for the guy

  • 205 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 206 End of the line

  • 207 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 208 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 209 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 210 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 211

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 212 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 213 Some mushroom!

  • 214 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 215 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 216 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 217 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 218 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 219 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 220 Filming at Hartland

  • 221 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

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

  • 223 Bridging the stream

  • 224 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 225 He beat the floods

  • 226 Northam footballers of the future

  • 227 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 228 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 229 Sweets derationing

  • 230 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 231 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 232 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 233 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 234 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 235 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 236 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 237

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 238 A story to tell!

  • 239 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 240 Decontrol of meat

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

  • 242 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 243 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 244 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 245 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 246 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 247 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 248 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 249 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 250 Centenary of Gazette

  • 251 New civic medallions

  • 252 Can spring be far away?

  • 253 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 254 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 255

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 256 Weare Giffard potato

  • 257 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 258 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 259 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 260 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 261

    Building works
  • 262 Bideford - as Rowlandson saw it about 1810-15

  • 263 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 264

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 265 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 266 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 267 For crying out loud!

  • 268 Some 240 exhibits

  • 269 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 270 Space dominates Hartland carnival

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

  • 272 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 273 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 274 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 275 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 276 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 277 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 278 Sight of a lifetime

  • 279 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 280 No laughing matter

  • 281 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 282

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 283 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 284 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 285

    Was a missionary
  • 286 Torrington's new amenity

  • 287 Life begins at 80

  • 288 Mobile missionary

  • 289 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 290 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 291 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 292 Calligrapher extraordinary

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

  • 294 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 295 Pannier Market's future?

  • 296

    Exhibition of school work
  • 297 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 298 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 299 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 300 Clovelly custom

  • 301 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 302 Appledore's largest

  • 303 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 304 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 305 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 306 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 307

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 308 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 309

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 310 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 311 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 312 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 313 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 314 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 315 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 316 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 317 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 318 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 319 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 320 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 321

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 322 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 323

    Married in 1908
  • 324 Hartland's invitation

  • 325 Variety in summer weather

  • 326 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 327 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 328 What's the time?

  • 329 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 330

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 331 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 332 Revenge in style

  • 333 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 334 Symbol of Lundy independence

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

  • 336 Hartland Dancers
  • 337 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 338

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 339 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 340 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 341 113 years at Instow

  • 342 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 343 First ship in 8 years

  • 344 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 345 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 346 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 347 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 348 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 349 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 350

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 351 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 352 All for the love of a lady!

  • 353 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 354 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 355 New addition to Quay front

  • 356 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 357 From Bobby to Brian

  • 358 A man and his wheel

  • 359 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 360 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 361 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 362

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 363 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 364 Jumble sale fever

  • 365 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 366 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 367 Hartland postman retires

  • 368 Off on a great adventure

  • 369

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 370

    Relatives all over the world
  • 371 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 372 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 373 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 374 By pony and trap to market

  • 375 North Devon Driving School

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

  • 377 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 378 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 379 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 380 Happy Days!

  • 381 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 382 Bideford regatta

  • 383 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 384 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 385 Recognise this resort?

  • 386

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 387 School crossing patrol begins

  • 388 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 389 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 390 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 391 No sale of Springfield House

  • 392 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

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

  • 394 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 395 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 396 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 397 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 398 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 399 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 400 Clovelly nightmare

  • 401 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 402 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 403 Burnard family reunion

  • 404 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 405 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 406

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 407 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 408 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 409 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 410 Cruising down the river

  • 411 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 412 When horses score over the tractor

  • 413 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

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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A Toast At Monkleigh

Healthy young appetites do full justice to the ample spread at Monkleigh's coronation tea and smile their appreciation at the photographer.

12.6.1953 Monkleigh

Gazette article dated 12 June 1953

Instow's Cake

Against a back-cloth of the Union Jack and loyal good wishes, Mrs Bill, wife of Bishop S A Bill, Rector of Instow, cuts the cake which was presented to the parish's Coronation celebrations and formed the centre-piece of the tea held in the North Devon Cricket Club's pavilion.

12.6.1953 Instow

Gazette article dated 12 June 1953

Every Child In School Took Part

Coronation Pageant at Frithelstock

12.6.1953 Frithelstock

Every child in Frithelstock School took part in the historical pageant play, The Queens of England, and two short sketches, which the school presented to mark the Coronation year.
Six Queens of England were shown in turn in the six playlets, which commenced with Boadicea and came up through history with Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I, Anne, Victoria to Elizabeth II.
On the last evening, Mrs Hunt was presented with a bouquet by little Miss Margaret Bond, and bouquets were presented to the producers of the show, Mrs Knowles and Miss Christine Bow. Mrs Hunt presented a box of chocolates to each of the girls who took the part of Queens – the Misses Rosemary Baker, Rachael Daw, Judith Ford, Marion Gordon, Harriet Gordon-Smith – and a box of sweets to each of two of the principal actors, Brian Marshall and Norman Poole.
Mrs Bond, senior, very kindly provided chocolate for every child in the school and also hand worked rosettes for them to wear.
Finally, the Rev A C Hunt gave an appreciative final speech.
Full Gazette article is dated 12 June 1953

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