• 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 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 2 No laughing matter

  • 3 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 4 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 5 It really was the 'last time'

  • 6 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 7 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 8 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 9 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 10 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 11 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 12 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 13 Water Board mains spread through villages

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

  • 15 Twenty-one yachts

  • 16

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 17 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 18 Decontrol of meat

  • 19 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 20 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 21 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 22 Bideford computer stars

  • 23 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 24 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 25 Bridging the stream

  • 26

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 27 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 28 Weare Giffard potato

  • 29 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 30 Loads of black and white

  • 31 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 32 New choral society's growing response

  • 33 Variety in summer weather

  • 34 Some 240 exhibits

  • 35 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

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

  • 37 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 38 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 39 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 40 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 41 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

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

  • 43 He beat the floods

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

  • 45 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 46 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 47 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 48 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 49 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 50 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 51 Private home for public pump

  • 52 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 53 Up-to-date Bideford!

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

  • 55 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 56 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 57 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 58 Bideford loses training ship

  • 59 All for the love of a lady!

  • 60 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 61 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 62 Circus comes to town

  • 63 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 64 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 65 Penny for the guy

  • 66 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 67 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 68 Service with a smile

  • 69 New shipyard on schedule

  • 70 New life for Hartland organ

  • 71 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 72 Picking the pops

  • 73 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 74 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 75 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 76 A story to tell!

  • 77 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 78 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 79 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 80 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 81 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 82 They are parted pro-tem

  • 83 Last train from Torrington

  • 84 Some mushroom!

  • 85 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 86

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 87 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 88 New Post Office

  • 89 Can spring be far away?

  • 90 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 91 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 92 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

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

  • 94

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 95 Sight of a lifetime

  • 96 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 97 North Devon Driving School

  • 98 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 99

    Relatives all over the world
  • 100 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 101 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 102

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 103 When horses score over the tractor

  • 104 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 105 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 106 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 107 No sale of Springfield House

  • 108 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 109 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 110 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 111 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 112 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 113 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 114 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 115 The Geneva marionettes

  • 116 Ships at Bideford

  • 117 So this is the mainland!

  • 118 The art of the thatcher

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

  • 120 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 121

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 122 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 123 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 124 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 125 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 126 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 127 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 128 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 129 Hartland's invitation

  • 130 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 131 Centenary of Gazette

  • 132 New art gallery opened

  • 133 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 134 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 135 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 136 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 137 New Lundy stamps

  • 138 Ten year old scrambler

  • 139 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 140 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 141 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 142 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 143 Reed threshing 'putting the clock back' at Weare Giffard

  • 144 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 145 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 146 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 147 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 148 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 149 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 150 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 151 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 152 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 153

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 154 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 155

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 156 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 157 In their new robes and hats

  • 158 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 159 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 160 Warmington's garage ad

  • 161 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 162 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 163 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 164 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 165 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 166

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 167 Six footed lamb

  • 168 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 169 A bird of their own!

  • 170 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 171 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 172 Clovelly custom

  • 173

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 174 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 175 Northam footballers of the future

  • 176 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 177 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 178 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 179 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 180 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 181 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 182 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 183 Cruising down the river

  • 184 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 185 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 186 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 187

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 188 Simple Item 138
  • 189 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 190 Littleham family's five generations

  • 191 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 192 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 193 Artisans' Club

  • 194 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 195 Traditions and skills still there

  • 196

    Bidefordians
  • 197 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 198 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 199

    Building works
  • 200 Bideford's new market opens next week

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

  • 202 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 203 Jumble sale fever

  • 204 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 205 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 206 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 207 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 208 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 209

    Married in 1908
  • 210 First ship in 8 years

  • 211 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 212 For crying out loud!

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

  • 214 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

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    New gateway
  • 216 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 217 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 218 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 219 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 220 Emergency ferry services

  • 221 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 222 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 223 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 224 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 225 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 226 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 227 New look in the hayfields

  • 228 Life begins at 80

  • 229

    Was a missionary
  • 230 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 231 Hartland Dancers
  • 232 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 233 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 234 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 235

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 236 Picking the pops

  • 237 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 238 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 239 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 240 Parkham plan realised

  • 241 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 242 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 243 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 244 Northam's almshouse

  • 245 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 246 Waldon Triplets
  • 247 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 248 Modern living at Bideford

  • 249 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 250 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 251 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 252 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 253 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 254 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 255 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 256 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 257 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 258 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 259 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 260

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 261

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 262 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 263 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 264 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 265 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 266 Hartland postman retires

  • 267 New civic medallions

  • 268 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 269 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 270 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

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

  • 272 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 273

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 274 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 275 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 276 Riverside mystery

  • 277 By pony and trap to market

  • 278 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 279 Bideford regatta

  • 280 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 281 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 282 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 283 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 284

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 285 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 286 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 287 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 288 Burnard family reunion

  • 289 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 290 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 291 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 292 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 293 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 294 Just over a year old

  • 295 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 296 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 297 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 298 Torrington children build igloo
  • 299 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 300 School crossing patrol begins

  • 301 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 302 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 303 Clovelly nightmare

  • 304

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 305

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 306 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 307 Torrington in 1967

  • 308

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 309 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 310 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 311 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 312 What's the time?

  • 313 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 314 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 315

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 316 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 317 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 318 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 319 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 320 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 321 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 322 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 323 Devil sent packing

  • 324 All aboard the ark

  • 325 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 326 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 327 Police station view of Bideford

  • 328 113 years at Instow

  • 329 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 330

    Exhibition of school work
  • 331 Out of puff!

  • 332 A man and his wheel

  • 333 Mobile missionary

  • 334 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 335 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 336 Revenge in style

  • 337 Happy Days!

  • 338 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

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

  • 340 A roof-top view - where?

  • 341 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 342 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 343 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 344

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 345 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 346 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 347 New addition to Quay front

  • 348 Off on a great adventure

  • 349 Puppet characters introduced

  • 350 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 351

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 352 Capers on the cobbles

  • 353 Torrington's new amenity

  • 354 Pannier Market's future?

  • 355 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 356 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 357 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 358 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 359 Peter poses for TV film

  • 360 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 361 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 362

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 363 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 364 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 365 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 366

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 367 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 368 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 369 End of the line

  • 370 School's link with cargo ship

  • 371 Appledore's largest

  • 372 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 373 Recognise this resort?

  • 374 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

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

  • 376 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 377 Finished in 1876

  • 378

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 379 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 380 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 381 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 382 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 383 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 384

    First prize
  • 385 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

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

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

World War 1

Beer Prices Under Review

20.8.1918 Beer

'The Times' understands that the whole question of the retail prices of beer is now under review, and that a decision will probably be come to before next quarter. An effort will be made to secure for the working man a glass of light beer at a lower price than that now charged for Government ale.
Gazette article dated 20 August 1918

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