• 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 Bideford regatta

  • 2 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 3 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 4 They are parted pro-tem

  • 5 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 6 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 7 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 8 New look in the hayfields

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

  • 10

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 11 Ships at Bideford

  • 12 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 13 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 14 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 15 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 16 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 17 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 18 Burnard family reunion

  • 19 Jumble sale fever

  • 20 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

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

  • 22 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 23 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 24 Simple Item 138
  • 25 Service with a smile

  • 26 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 27 Bridging the stream

  • 28 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 29 Bideford loses training ship

  • 30 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 31 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 32 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 33 Decontrol of meat

  • 34 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 35 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 36 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 37 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 38 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 39 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 40 Northam footballers of the future

  • 41 Can spring be far away?

  • 42 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 43 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 44 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 45 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 46 By pony and trap to market

  • 47 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

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

  • 49

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 50 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 51 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 52 Appledore's largest

  • 53 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 54 Sweets derationing

  • 55 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 56 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 57 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 58 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 59 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 60 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 61 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 62

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 63 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 64 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 65 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

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

  • 67 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 68 In their new robes and hats

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

  • 70 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 71 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 72 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 73 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 74 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 75

    Building works
  • 76 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 77 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 78 New shipyard on schedule

  • 79 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 80 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 81

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 82 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 83 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 84 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 85 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 86 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 87 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 88 School crossing patrol begins

  • 89 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 90 Artisans' Club

  • 91 Picking the pops

  • 92 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 93 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 94 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 95 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 96

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 97 Mobile missionary

  • 98 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 99 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 100 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 101 From Bobby to Brian

  • 102 Twenty-one yachts

  • 103 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 104 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 105 Some mushroom!

  • 106 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 107 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 108

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 109 Centenary of Gazette

  • 110 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 111 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 112 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 113

    Bidefordians
  • 114 Traditions and skills still there

  • 115 Littleham family's five generations

  • 116

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 117 New art gallery opened

  • 118 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 119 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 120 End of the line

  • 121

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 122 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 123 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 124 Cruising down the river

  • 125 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 126

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 127 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 128 Northam's almshouse

  • 129 Six footed lamb

  • 130 Emergency ferry services

  • 131 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 132 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 133 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 134 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 135 Private home for public pump

  • 136 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 137 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 138 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 139 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 140 Lundy memorial to John Pennington Harman V.C.

  • 141 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 142 All for the love of a lady!

  • 143 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 144 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 145 Ten year old scrambler

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

  • 147 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 148 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 149 Clovelly custom

  • 150 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 151 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 152 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 153 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 154 Penny for the guy

  • 155 For crying out loud!

  • 156 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 157

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 158 Sight of a lifetime

  • 159 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 160 Devil sent packing

  • 161 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 162 Torrington in 1967

  • 163 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 164 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 165 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 166 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 167 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 168 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 169 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 170 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 171 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 172 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 173

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 174 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 175 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 176 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 177 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 178 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 179 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 180 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 181 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 182 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 183 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 184 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 185

    Relatives all over the world
  • 186 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 187 Weare Giffard potato

  • 188 Last train from Torrington

  • 189 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 190 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 191 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 192 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 193 New addition to Quay front

  • 194

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 195 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 196 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

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

  • 198 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 199 Happy Days!

  • 200

    Was a missionary
  • 201 Parkham plan realised

  • 202 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 203 Circus comes to town

  • 204 New Post Office

  • 205 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 206 Loads of black and white

  • 207 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 208 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 209 Puppet characters introduced

  • 210 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 211 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 212 All aboard the ark

  • 213 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

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

  • 215 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 216 113 years at Instow

  • 217 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 218 Riverside mystery

  • 219 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 220 Pannier Market's future?

  • 221 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 222 Hartland postman retires

  • 223 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 224 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 225 Variety in summer weather

  • 226 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 227 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 228 New Lundy stamps

  • 229 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 230 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 231 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 232

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 233 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 234 Clovelly nightmare

  • 235

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 236

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 237 No sale of Springfield House

  • 238 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 239 When horses score over the tractor

  • 240 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 241 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 242 Waldon Triplets
  • 243 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 244 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 245 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 246 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 247

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 248 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 249 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 250 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

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

  • 252 No laughing matter

  • 253 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 254 The Geneva marionettes

  • 255 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 256 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 257 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 258 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 259 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 260 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 261 Warmington's garage ad

  • 262 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 263

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 264 First ship in 8 years

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

  • 266 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 267 Life begins at 80

  • 268 Torrington children build igloo
  • 269 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 270 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 271 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 272 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 273 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 274 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 275 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 276 Off on a great adventure

  • 277 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 278 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

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

  • 280 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 281 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 282 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 283 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 284 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 285 Peter poses for TV film

  • 286 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 287

    Married in 1908
  • 288 New choral society's growing response

  • 289 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 290 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 291 Police station view of Bideford

  • 292 Just over a year old

  • 293 The art of the thatcher

  • 294 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 295 Bideford computer stars

  • 296 New life for Hartland organ

  • 297 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 298 Capers on the cobbles

  • 299 A man and his wheel

  • 300 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 301 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 302 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 303 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 304 Recognise this resort?

  • 305 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 306 Filming at Hartland

  • 307 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 308 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 309

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 310 Modern living at Bideford

  • 311 What's the time?

  • 312 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 313 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 314 Picking the pops

  • 315 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 316 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 317 Buckland goes to County Show

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

  • 319

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 320 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 321 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 322 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 323 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 324 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 325 It really was the 'last time'

  • 326 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 327 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 328 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 329 North Devon Driving School

  • 330 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 331 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 332 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 333 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 334 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 335

    New gateway
  • 336

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 337 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 338 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 339 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 340 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 341 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 342 Some 240 exhibits

  • 343 New civic medallions

  • 344 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 345 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 346 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 347 He beat the floods

  • 348

    First prize
  • 349 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 350 Finished in 1876

  • 351 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 352 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 353 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 354 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 355 The cab at the corner>
  • 356

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 357 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 358 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 359

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 360 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 361 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 362 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 363 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 364 A bird of their own!

  • 365 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 366 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 367 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 368 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 369 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 370 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 371

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 372 Hartland's invitation

  • 373 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 374 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 375 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 376 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 377 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 378 A roof-top view - where?

  • 379 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 380 Out of puff!

  • 381 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 382 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 383 Torrington's new amenity

  • 384 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 385 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 386 A story to tell!

  • 387 School's link with cargo ship

  • 388

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 389 So this is the mainland!

  • 390 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 391 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 392 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 393 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 394 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 395 Reed threshing 'putting the clock back' at Weare Giffard

  • 396 Hartland Dancers
  • 397 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 398 Revenge in style

  • 399

    Exhibition of school work
  • 400 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 401 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 402 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 403 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 404 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 405 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 406 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 407 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 408

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 409 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 410 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 411 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 412 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 413 Calf thinks of mare as mum

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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Tennacott Heights

Detached and Semi-detached homes at Tennacott Heights, Bideford from £3,150 freehold

4.8.1967 Tennacot Heights buy a house

by A W Kingdom & Ltd of Braunton
....with the added advantage of OIL CENTRAL HEATING through Shell-Max and B.P. Ltd

These architect designed houses are set adjacent to the open countryside in a delightful spot with panoramic views of the river
estuary. Although moderately priced, these bungalows and houses are of high quality construction and there are no hidden extras.
SHOWHOUSE NOW OPEN FOR INSPECTION
Mortgages are available now - details from Sole Selling Agents
John C Webber & Son
22 Mill Street
Bideford, North Devon
Telephone 2344

4 August 1967

 

Property

Appledore North Devon

Appledore North Devon - 4th February 1972

4.2.1972 Endsleigh for sale
 

Braddicks Limited have received instructions from the Executors of the late Mrs Lavinia Lamey to offer for sale by Public Auction the Freehold End Terrace Property known as 'Endsleigh' 13 Richmond Road Appledore
The house is situated in a high elevated position at the entrance to the village and immediately outside the property is a bus stop giving convenient access to all parts of the district.
The house is approached through a front garden.
Entrance porch, entrance hall, cloakroom with low level WC, sitting room, living room, kitchen. First floor: bathroom, bedroom 1, bedroom 2. Outside: back garden with concrete path and lawn. Wooden fuel store. Back entrance.
All main services. RV £48
Vacant possession on completion of purchase.
The above freehold property will be offered for sale by Public Auction on the premises on Wednesday, February 23rd 1972, at 2.30pm.
Immediately following the property sale the whole of the household furniture, furnishings and effects will also be offered for sale by Public Auction.
For further details apply the Auctioneers, 37 Mill Street, Bideford. Tel 2564/5/6, or Messrs T Oerton and Martin, Solicitors, 29 Bridgeland Street, Bideford.

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