• 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 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 2 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 3 Northam's almshouse

  • 4 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 5 When horses score over the tractor

  • 6 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 7 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 8 Private home for public pump

  • 9 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 10 Police station view of Bideford

  • 11 Just over a year old

  • 12 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 13 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 14 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 15 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 16 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 17 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 18 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 19 It really was the 'last time'

  • 20 Artisans' Club

  • 21 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 22 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 23 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 24 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 25 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 26 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 27 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 28 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 29 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 30 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 31 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 32 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 33 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 34 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 35 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 36 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 37 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 38 Ten year old scrambler

  • 39 Loads of black and white

  • 40 A man and his wheel

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

  • 42 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 43 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 44 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 45 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 46 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

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

  • 48 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 49 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 50 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 51 Burnard family reunion

  • 52 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 53 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 54 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 55 School's link with cargo ship

  • 56 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 57 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 58 A story to tell!

  • 59 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 60 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 61 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 62

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 63 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 64 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 65 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 66 Pannier Market's future?

  • 67 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 68 Hartland's invitation

  • 69 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 70 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 71 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 72

    New gateway
  • 73 Torrington children build igloo
  • 74 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 75 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 76 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 77 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 78 A bird of their own!

  • 79 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 80 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 81 Service with a smile

  • 82 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 83 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 84

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 85 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 86 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 87 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 88

    Exhibition of school work
  • 89 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 90 Circus comes to town

  • 91 Decontrol of meat

  • 92 Devil sent packing

  • 93 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 94 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 95 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 96 Off on a great adventure

  • 97 Last train from Torrington

  • 98 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 99 Filming at Hartland

  • 100 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 101 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 102 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 103 Cruising down the river

  • 104 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 105 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 106 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 107 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 108 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 109 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 110 Bideford loses training ship

  • 111 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 112 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

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

  • 114 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 115 Can spring be far away?

  • 116 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 117 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 118 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 119 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 120 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 121 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 122 Six footed lamb

  • 123 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 124 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 125 Out of puff!

  • 126 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 127 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 128 Some mushroom!

  • 129 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 130 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 131 All aboard the ark

  • 132 Puppet characters introduced

  • 133 School crossing patrol begins

  • 134 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 135 Weare Giffard potato

  • 136 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 137 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

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

  • 139 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 140 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 141 By pony and trap to market

  • 142 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 143 Record player of 80 years ago

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

  • 145 Littleham family's five generations

  • 146 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 147 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 148 Torrington's new amenity

  • 149 Riverside mystery

  • 150 In their new robes and hats

  • 151 Northam footballers of the future

  • 152 The cab at the corner>
  • 153 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 154 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 155 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 156 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 157 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 158

    Was a missionary
  • 159 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 160 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 161

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 162 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 163 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 164 Bridging the stream

  • 165 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 166

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 167 Lundy memorial to John Pennington Harman V.C.

  • 168 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 169 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 170 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 171

    Married in 1908
  • 172 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 173 Some 240 exhibits

  • 174 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 175 Picking the pops

  • 176

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 177

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 178 Sight of a lifetime

  • 179 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 180 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 181 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 182 The Geneva marionettes

  • 183 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 184 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 185 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 186 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 187 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 188 Picking the pops

  • 189

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 190 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 191 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 192 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 193 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 194 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 195 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 196 He beat the floods

  • 197 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 198 Buckland goes to County Show

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

  • 200 Twenty-one yachts

  • 201 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 202 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 203 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 204 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 205 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 206 Centenary of Gazette

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

  • 208 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 209 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 210 Clovelly custom

  • 211

    Bidefordians
  • 212

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 213 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 214 New art gallery opened

  • 215

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 216 New look in the hayfields

  • 217 Recognise this resort?

  • 218 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 219 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 220 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 221 Waldon Triplets
  • 222 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 223 They are parted pro-tem

  • 224 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 225 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 226 New life for Hartland organ

  • 227 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 228 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 229 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 230 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 231 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 232

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 233 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 234

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 235 Finished in 1876

  • 236 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 237 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 238 What's the time?

  • 239 Safe door weighing two tons

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

  • 241 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 242 The art of the thatcher

  • 243

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 244 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 245 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 246 113 years at Instow

  • 247

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 248 Emergency ferry services

  • 249 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 250 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 251 Parkham plan realised

  • 252 For crying out loud!

  • 253 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 254 New Lundy stamps

  • 255

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 256 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 257 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 258 New civic medallions

  • 259 Sweets derationing

  • 260 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 261 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 262 Clovelly nightmare

  • 263 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 264 Last of Bideford factory chimney

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

  • 266 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 267 New Post Office

  • 268 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 269 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 270 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 271

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 272

    Relatives all over the world
  • 273 Bideford computer stars

  • 274 Modern living at Bideford

  • 275 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 276

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 277 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 278 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 279 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 280 A roof-top view - where?

  • 281 Bideford regatta

  • 282 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 283 All for the love of a lady!

  • 284 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 285 New addition to Quay front

  • 286 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 287 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 288 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 289 End of the line

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    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 291 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 292 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 293 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 294 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 295 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 296 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 297 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 298 North Devon Driving School

  • 299 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 300 Appledore's largest

  • 301 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 302 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 303 Penny for the guy

  • 304 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 305 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 306 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 307 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 308 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 309 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 310 Simple Item 138
  • 311 No sale of Springfield House

  • 312

    Building works
  • 313 From Bobby to Brian

  • 314 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 315 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 316 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 317 New shipyard on schedule

  • 318 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 319 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 320 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 321

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 322 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 323 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 324 New choral society's growing response

  • 325 So this is the mainland!

  • 326 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 327 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 328 Torrington in 1967

  • 329 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 330 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 331 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 332 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 333 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 334 Life begins at 80

  • 335 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 336 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 337

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 338 Peter poses for TV film

  • 339 Traditions and skills still there

  • 340 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 341 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 342

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 343 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 344 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 345 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 346 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 347 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 348 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 349 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 350 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 351 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 352 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 353 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

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

  • 355 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 356 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 357

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 358 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 359 Revenge in style

  • 360 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 361 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 362 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 363 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 364 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 365 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 366 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 367 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 368

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 369 Jumble sale fever

  • 370 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 371 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 372 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 373 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 374 Capers on the cobbles

  • 375

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 376 Diamond Jubilee of St Peter's Church, East-the-Water

  • 377 First ship in 8 years

  • 378 Hartland postman retires

  • 379 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 380 No laughing matter

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

  • 382 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 383 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 384 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 385 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 386 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 387 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 388 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 389 Mobile missionary

  • 390 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 391 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 392 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 393 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 394 First tankers arrive at new depot

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

  • 396 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 397 Happy Days!

  • 398 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 399 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 400 Hartland Dancers
  • 401 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 402

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 403 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 404 Variety in summer weather

  • 405 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 406 Ships at Bideford

  • 407

    First prize
  • 408 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 409 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 410 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 411 Warmington's garage ad

  • 412 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 413

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
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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The Parsonage House

Buckland Brewer,

for sale by public auction on Friday 30 May, 1975 at The Queen's Hall, Barnstaple.

April 1975 Buckland Brewer Parsonage House for sale

Gazette article dated April 1975

Monkleigh House for sale

Outstanding Period Residence

March 1975 Monkleigh House for sale

March 1975

Renovation of Cottages Could Cost £21,000

Three derelict cottages

which cost only hundreds of pounds to build could cost £21,000 to restore. 

7.2.1975 Bideford renovation of cottages

The cottages – they are in North Road, Bideford – cannot be demolished because they are scheduled as being of special architectural or historic interest.

The land sub-committee of the Policy and Resources Committee of Torridge District Council, who own the houses, are to tell the Department of the Environment who scheduled the property about the situation and ask for a grant. The council had advertised for suggestions about the houses and had been contacted by a Mrs Charles Acton Bond, of Manotick, Ontario, Canada. She had written that she was interested in coming to live permanently in this country and was looking for a building to renovate.

Cllr Clifford suggested that if the council could delay until the property fell down, rear access could be provided to properties in the Strand.

7 February 1975

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