• 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 School's link with cargo ship

  • 2 Cruising down the river

  • 3 Can spring be far away?

  • 4 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 5 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 6 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 7 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 8 Simple Item 138
  • 9 Jumble sale fever

  • 10

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 11 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 12 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 13 Mobile missionary

  • 14 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 15 Clovelly nightmare

  • 16 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 17 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 18 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 19 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 20 Revenge in style

  • 21 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 22

    Was a missionary
  • 23 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 24 Loads of black and white

  • 25 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 26 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 27 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 28 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 29 Chess - their bridge over the years

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

  • 31 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 32 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 33 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 34 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

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

  • 36

    Relatives all over the world
  • 37 Waldon Triplets
  • 38 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 39 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 40 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 41 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 42 Torrington children build igloo
  • 43 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 44 So this is the mainland!

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

  • 46 Sweets derationing

  • 47 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

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

  • 49 Finished in 1876

  • 50 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 51 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 52 Hartland's invitation

  • 53

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 54 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 55

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 56

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 57 Lundy memorial to John Pennington Harman V.C.

  • 58 Private home for public pump

  • 59 First ship in 8 years

  • 60 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 61 For crying out loud!

  • 62 Pannier Market's future?

  • 63 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 64 The cab at the corner>
  • 65 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 66 Traditions and skills still there

  • 67 Bideford loses training ship

  • 68 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 69 All aboard the ark

  • 70 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 71 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 72 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 73 New civic medallions

  • 74 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 75 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 76 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 77 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 78 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 79 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 80 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 81 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 82 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 83 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 84 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 85 School crossing patrol begins

  • 86 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 87 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 88 New look in the hayfields

  • 89 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 90 It really was the 'last time'

  • 91 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 92 By pony and trap to market

  • 93

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 94 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 95 Life begins at 80

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

  • 97 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 98 Appledore's largest

  • 99 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 100 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 101 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 102 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 103 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 104 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 105 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 106 Warmington's garage ad

  • 107 Police station view of Bideford

  • 108 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 109 Just over a year old

  • 110 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 111

    Bidefordians
  • 112 Service with a smile

  • 113 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 114 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 115 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 116 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 117 The Geneva marionettes

  • 118

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 119 Happy Days!

  • 120 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 121 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 122 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 123 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 124 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 125 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 126 They are parted pro-tem

  • 127 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 128 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 129 New life for Hartland organ

  • 130 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 131 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 132 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 133 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 134 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 135 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 136 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 137 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 138 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 139

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 140 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 141 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 142 Picking the pops

  • 143 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 144 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 145 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 146 Emergency ferry services

  • 147 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 148 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 149 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 150 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 151 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 152 Off on a great adventure

  • 153 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 154 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 155 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 156 Puppet characters introduced

  • 157 First tankers arrive at new depot

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

  • 159 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 160 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 161 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 162 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 163 Torrington in 1967

  • 164 In their new robes and hats

  • 165 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 166

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 167 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 168 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 169 Parkham plan realised

  • 170

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 171 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 172 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 173 Decontrol of meat

  • 174 New Lundy stamps

  • 175 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 176 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 177 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 178 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 179 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 180 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 181 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 182 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 183 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 184 New choral society's growing response

  • 185 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 186 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 187 North Devon Driving School

  • 188 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 189 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 190 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 191 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 192

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 193 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 194 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 195 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 196 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 197 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 198 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 199 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 200

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 201 Sight of a lifetime

  • 202 Centenary of Gazette

  • 203 Penny for the guy

  • 204 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 205

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 206 Some mushroom!

  • 207 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 208 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 209 Bideford regatta

  • 210 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 211 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 212 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

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

  • 215 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 216 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 217 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 218 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 219 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 220 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 221 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 222 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 223 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 224

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 225 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 226 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 227 New Post Office

  • 228 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 229 Variety in summer weather

  • 230

    Exhibition of school work
  • 231 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 232 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 233 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 234 Northam's almshouse

  • 235 Peter poses for TV film

  • 236 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 237 Modern living at Bideford

  • 238 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 239 He beat the floods

  • 240 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 241 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 242 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 243

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 244 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 245 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 246 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 247 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 248 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 249 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 250 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 251 Filming at Hartland

  • 252 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 253 New shipyard on schedule

  • 254 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 255 Hartland postman retires

  • 256 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 257 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 258 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 259

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 260 Grenville House for Bideford R.D.C.

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    New gateway
  • 262 Last train from Torrington

  • 263

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 264

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 265 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 266 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 267 Bridging the stream

  • 268 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 269 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 270 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 271 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 272 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 273 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 274 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 275 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 276 Hartland Dancers
  • 277 Doing time - over 300 years of it - at Hartland

  • 278 Picking the pops

  • 279 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 280 No sale of Springfield House

  • 281 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 282 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 283 All for the love of a lady!

  • 284 Six footed lamb

  • 285 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 286 Ten year old scrambler

  • 287 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 288 113 years at Instow

  • 289 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 290 When horses score over the tractor

  • 291 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 292

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 293 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 294 Capers on the cobbles

  • 295

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 296 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 297 No laughing matter

  • 298 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 299 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 300 They set out for Bideford and became lost

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

  • 302 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 303 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 304 Weare Giffard potato

  • 305 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 306 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 307 No ancient Grecian temple this

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    First prize
  • 309 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 310 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 311 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 312 Artisans' Club

  • 313 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 314

    Married in 1908
  • 315 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 316 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 317 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 318

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 319 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 320 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 321 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 322

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 323

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 324 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 325

    Building works
  • 326 Clovelly custom

  • 327 Ships at Bideford

  • 328 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 329 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 331 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 332 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 333 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 334 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 335 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 336 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 337 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 338 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 339 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 340 A man and his wheel

  • 341 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 342 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 343 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 344 The art of the thatcher

  • 345 What's the time?

  • 346 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 347 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 348 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 349 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 350 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 351 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 352 Riverside mystery

  • 353 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 354 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 355 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 356 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 357 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 358 Northam footballers of the future

  • 359 New art gallery opened

  • 360 New addition to Quay front

  • 361 A story to tell!

  • 362 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 363 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 364 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 365 Malibou boys are all-the-year-round surfers

  • 366 Out of puff!

  • 367 Circus comes to town

  • 368 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 369 A roof-top view - where?

  • 370 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 371 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 372 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 373 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 374 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 375 Some 240 exhibits

  • 376 Burnard family reunion

  • 377 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 378 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 379 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 380 Bideford computer stars

  • 381 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 382 From Bobby to Brian

  • 383 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 384 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 385 Recognise this resort?

  • 386 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 387 End of the line

  • 388 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 389

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 390 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 391 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 392 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 393 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 394 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 395 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 396 A bird of their own!

  • 397 Littleham family's five generations

  • 398 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 399 Twenty-one yachts

  • 400 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 401 Devil sent packing

  • 402 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 403 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 404 Torrington's new amenity

  • 405 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 406 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 407 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 408 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 409 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

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

  • 411 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 412 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 413 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

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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World War 1

Instow

20.8.1918 Instow

Corporal Edward Wm Yeo, RAMC, a son of Mr and Mrs H Yeo, of Instow, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. The award is fully deserved, for not only is Corpl. Yeo a most efficient and painstaking non-com., but he has seen three years most arduous service. He went through the landing at Gallopoli and the subsequent operations on the peninsula, next took part in the retreat in Serbia, afterwards doing duty in Egypt, Macedonia and Palestine, being still in the latter country. Sergt Yeo has three brothers with the forces and a fourth is working on aircraft.
Gazette article dated 20 August 1918

World War 1

Hartland

20.8.1918 Hartland

Hospital Sunday was observed on August 11th.
Rev H John Christman conducted both services at the United Methodist Church. His subject in the afternoon was ‘God everywhere; and God knowing all about me’. The evening sermon was from Luke 8, 10, ‘Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God’.
Bideford Hospital receives £7 10s, which is nearly the same as last year.
Gazette article dated 20 August 1918

World War 1

Eastleigh

20.8.1918 Eastleigh

Sergt. G Alford (Devons), whose wife and child reside at Eastleigh has qualified as an Instructor of Musketry and the Lewis Machine Gun. He has also recently won a certificate for bombing.
Sergt Alford proceeded to India in January 1916 and afterwards to Mesopotamia, taking part in the advance for the relief of Knt. For the past eighteen months he has been in India on account of ill health.
Gazette article dated 20 August 1918

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