• 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 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 2 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 3 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 4 Torrington children build igloo
  • 5 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 6 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 7 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 8 Clovelly nightmare

  • 9 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 10

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 11 Malibou boys are all-the-year-round surfers

  • 12 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 13 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 14 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 15 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 16 Last train from Torrington

  • 17 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 18 Weare Giffard potato

  • 19 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 20

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 21 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 22 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 23 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 24 So this is the mainland!

  • 25

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 26 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 27 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 28 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

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

  • 30 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 31 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 32 Finished in 1876

  • 33 New addition to Quay front

  • 34 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 35 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 36 Capers on the cobbles

  • 37 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 38 Service with a smile

  • 39 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 40 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 41 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 42 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 43 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 44 A roof-top view - where?

  • 45 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 46 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 47 Bideford computer stars

  • 48 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 49 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 50 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 51 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 52 When horses score over the tractor

  • 53

    Exhibition of school work
  • 54 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 55 Devil sent packing

  • 56 Pannier Market's future?

  • 57 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 58 New Lundy stamps

  • 59 The Geneva marionettes

  • 60 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 61 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 62 First ship in 8 years

  • 63 Bideford loses training ship

  • 64 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 65 Jumble sale fever

  • 66

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 67 Hartland's invitation

  • 68 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 69 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 70 Artisans' Club

  • 71 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 72 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 73 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 74 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 75 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 76 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 77 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

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

  • 79 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 80 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 81

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 82 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 83 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 84 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 85 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 86 No sale of Springfield House

  • 87 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 88 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 89 He beat the floods

  • 90 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 91 It really was the 'last time'

  • 92 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 93 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 94 Circus comes to town

  • 95 School crossing patrol begins

  • 96 Picking the pops

  • 97 Variety in summer weather

  • 98 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 99 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 100 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 101 Cruising down the river

  • 102 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 103 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 104 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 105 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 106

    Building works
  • 107 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 108

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 109 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 110 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 111 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 112 Twenty-one yachts

  • 113 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 114 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 115 The art of the thatcher

  • 116 Daisy's pride and joy

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

  • 118 Life begins at 80

  • 119

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 120 Picking the pops

  • 121 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 122 What's the time?

  • 123 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 124 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 125

    Married in 1908
  • 126 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 127 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 128 Riverside mystery

  • 129 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 130 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 131 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 132 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 133 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 134 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 135 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 136 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 137 A man and his wheel

  • 138 Some mushroom!

  • 139 Decontrol of meat

  • 140

    New gateway
  • 141 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 142 Just over a year old

  • 143 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 144 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 145 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 146 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 147 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 148 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 149 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 150 New look in the hayfields

  • 151 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 152 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 153

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 154 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 155

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 156 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 157 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 158 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 159 All aboard the ark

  • 160 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 161 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 162 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 163 Northam's almshouse

  • 164 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 165 Recognise this resort?

  • 166 Hartland postman retires

  • 167 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 168 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 169 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

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

  • 171 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 172 Ships at Bideford

  • 173 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 174 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 175 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 176 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 177 113 years at Instow

  • 178 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 179 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 180 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

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

  • 182 Ten year old scrambler

  • 183 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 184 Happy Days!

  • 185 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 186

    Was a missionary
  • 187 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 188 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 189 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 190 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 191 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 192 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 193

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 194 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 195

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 196 Private home for public pump

  • 197 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 198 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 199 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 200 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 201 Loads of black and white

  • 202 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 203 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 204 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 205

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

  • 207 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 208 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 209 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 210 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 211 For crying out loud!

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    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 213 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

  • 214 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 215 Warmington's garage ad

  • 216

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 217 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 218 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 219 New life for Hartland organ

  • 220 Revenge in style

  • 221

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 222 New shipyard on schedule

  • 223 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 224 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 225 They are parted pro-tem

  • 226

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 227

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 228

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 229 Police station view of Bideford

  • 230 Bridging the stream

  • 231 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 232 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 233 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 234 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 235 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 236 Puppet characters introduced

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 238 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 239 Emergency ferry services

  • 240 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

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

  • 242 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 243 Hartland Dancers
  • 244 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 245 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

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    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 247 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 248 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 249 By pony and trap to market

  • 250 Torrington in 1967

  • 251 Burnard family reunion

  • 252 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 253 Littleham family's five generations

  • 254

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 255 Appledore's largest

  • 256 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 257 Parkham plan realised

  • 258 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 259 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 260 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 261 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 262 Traditions and skills still there

  • 263 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 264 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 265 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 266 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 267 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 268 Bideford regatta

  • 269 North Devon Driving School

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    First prize
  • 271 New Post Office

  • 272 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 273

    Relatives all over the world
  • 274 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 275 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 276 Six footed lamb

  • 277 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 278 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 279 All for the love of a lady!

  • 280 Mobile missionary

  • 281 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 282 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 283 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 284 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 285 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 286 Clovelly donkey film star

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

  • 288 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 289

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 290 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

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

  • 292 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 293 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 294 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 295 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 296 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 297 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 298 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 299 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 300 Off on a great adventure

  • 301 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

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

  • 303 Torrington's new amenity

  • 304 Penny for the guy

  • 305 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 306 Can spring be far away?

  • 307 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 308 End of the line

  • 309 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 310 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 311

    Bidefordians
  • 312 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 313 In their new robes and hats

  • 314 A story to tell!

  • 315 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 316 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

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

  • 318 Quads join a Langtree happy family

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

  • 320 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 321 Out of puff!

  • 322 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 323 Northam footballers of the future

  • 324

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 325 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 326 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 327 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 328 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 329 Simple Item 138
  • 330 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 331 A bird of their own!

  • 332

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 333 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 334 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 335 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 336 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 337 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 338 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 339 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 340 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 341 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 342 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 343 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 344 School's link with cargo ship

  • 345 Waldon Triplets
  • 346 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 347 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 348 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 349 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 350 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 351 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 352 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 353 No laughing matter

  • 354 Some 240 exhibits

  • 355 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 356 New civic medallions

  • 357 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 358 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 359 Centenary of Gazette

  • 360 Clovelly custom

  • 361 New choral society's growing response

  • 362 New art gallery opened

  • 363 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 364 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 365

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 366 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 367 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 368 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 369 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 370 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 371 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 372 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 373 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 374 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 375 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 376 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 377 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 378 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 379 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 380 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 381 Peter poses for TV film

  • 382 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 383 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 384 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 385 Modern living at Bideford

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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  • 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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  • 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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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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Northam May Fair 2017

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Northam May Fair 2016

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Bideford Heritage Day 2016

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