• 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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    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 2 From Bobby to Brian

  • 3 Out of puff!

  • 4 By pony and trap to market

  • 5 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 6 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 7 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 8 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 9 For crying out loud!

  • 10 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 11

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 12 Private home for public pump

  • 13

    First prize
  • 14 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 15 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 16 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 17 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 18 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 19

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 20 Mobile missionary

  • 21 New civic medallions

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

  • 23 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 24 A bird of their own!

  • 25 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 26 Variety in summer weather

  • 27 Riverside mystery

  • 28 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 29 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 30

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 31 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 32 New look in the hayfields

  • 33 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 34 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 35 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 36 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 37

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 38 Puppet characters introduced

  • 39 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 40 Some 240 exhibits

  • 41 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 42 All for the love of a lady!

  • 43 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 44 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 45

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 46 New shipyard on schedule

  • 47 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 48 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 49 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 50 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 51 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 52 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 53 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 54 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 55 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 56

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 57 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 58 Just over a year old

  • 59

    Exhibition of school work
  • 60 Service with a smile

  • 61 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 62 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 63 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 64 Northam footballers of the future

  • 65 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

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

  • 67 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 68 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 69

    Building works
  • 70

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 71 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 72 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 73 In their new robes and hats

  • 74 They are parted pro-tem

  • 75 The cab at the corner>
  • 76 Simple Item 138
  • 77 Modern living at Bideford

  • 78 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 79 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 80 Some mushroom!

  • 81

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 82 First ship in 8 years

  • 83 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 84 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 85 Peter poses for TV film

  • 86 Warmington's garage ad

  • 87 Hartland postman retires

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

  • 89 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 90 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 91 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 92 School crossing patrol begins

  • 93 Picking the pops

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

  • 95 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 96 Recognise this resort?

  • 97 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 98 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 99 Hartland's invitation

  • 100 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 101 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 102 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 103 All aboard the ark

  • 104 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 105 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 106 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 107 No laughing matter

  • 108 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 109 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 110 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 111 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 112 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 113 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 114 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 115 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 116 Finished in 1876

  • 117 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 118 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 119 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 120 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 121 Decontrol of meat

  • 122 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 123 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 124 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 125 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 126 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 127 Clovelly custom

  • 128 New art gallery opened

  • 129 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 130 The Geneva marionettes

  • 131 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 132 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 133 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 134 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 135 Parkham plan realised

  • 136 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 137 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 138

    Bidefordians
  • 139 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 140 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

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

  • 142 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 143 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 144

    New gateway
  • 145 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 146 The art of the thatcher

  • 147 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 148 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 149 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 150 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 151 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 152 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 153 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 154 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 155 Ships at Bideford

  • 156 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 157 The creative urge on Saturday morning

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

  • 159 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 160 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 161 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 162 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 163 Police station view of Bideford

  • 164 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 165 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 166 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 167 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 168 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 169 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 170 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 171 Torridge wins on time schedule

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

  • 173 Bideford computer stars

  • 174 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 175 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 176 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 177 A roof-top view - where?

  • 178 What's the time?

  • 179 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 180 Penny for the guy

  • 181 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 182 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 183 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 184 113 years at Instow

  • 185 Last train from Torrington

  • 186 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 187 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 188 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 189 Off on a great adventure

  • 190

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 191 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 192 Life begins at 80

  • 193 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 194

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 195 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 196 Hartland Dancers
  • 197

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 198 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 199 Sight of a lifetime

  • 200 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 201 So this is the mainland!

  • 202 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 203 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 204 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 205 Clovelly nightmare

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

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

  • 208 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 209 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 210 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 211 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 212 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 213 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 214 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 215 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 216 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 217 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 218

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 219 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 220 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 221 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 222 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 223 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 224 Weare Giffard potato

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

  • 226 Lundy memorial to John Pennington Harman V.C.

  • 227 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 228 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 229 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 230

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 231 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 232 A lost Bideford 'island'

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

  • 234 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

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    Was a missionary
  • 236 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 237 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 238 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 239 Bridging the stream

  • 240 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 241 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 242 Filming at Hartland

  • 243 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 244 Picking the pops

  • 245 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 246 Circus comes to town

  • 247 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 248 Ten year old scrambler

  • 249 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 250 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 251 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 252 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 253 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 254 Artisans' Club

  • 255 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 256 Capers on the cobbles

  • 257 Pannier Market's future?

  • 258 New Lundy stamps

  • 259 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 260 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 261 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 262 Six footed lamb

  • 263

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 264 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 265 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 266

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 267

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 268

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 269 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 270 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 271 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 272 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 273 A story to tell!

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    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 275 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 276 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 277 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 278 New addition to Quay front

  • 279 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 280 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 281 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 282 Bideford loses training ship

  • 283 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 284 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 285 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 286 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 287 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 288 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 289 New Post Office

  • 290 Centenary of Gazette

  • 291 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 292 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 293 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 294 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 295 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 296 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 297 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 298 School's link with cargo ship

  • 299 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 300 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 301 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 302 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 303 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 304 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 305 No sale of Springfield House

  • 306 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 307 Torrington's new amenity

  • 308 New choral society's growing response

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

  • 310 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

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    Relatives all over the world
  • 312 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 313 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 314 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 315 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 316 Revenge in style

  • 317 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 318 It really was the 'last time'

  • 319 He beat the floods

  • 320 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 321 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 322 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 323 When horses score over the tractor

  • 324 End of the line

  • 325 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 326

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 327 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 328 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 329 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 330 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 331 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 332 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 333 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 334 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 335 Twenty-one yachts

  • 336 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 337 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 338 Devil sent packing

  • 339 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 340 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 341 Appledore's largest

  • 342 Torrington in 1967

  • 343

    Married in 1908
  • 344 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 345

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 346 North Devon Driving School

  • 347 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 348 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 349 Emergency ferry services

  • 350 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 351 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 352 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 353 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 354 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 355 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 356 New life for Hartland organ

  • 357

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 358 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 359 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 360 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 361 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 362 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 363 Sweets derationing

  • 364

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 365 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 366 Traditions and skills still there

  • 367 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 368 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 369 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 370 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 371 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 372 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 373 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 374 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 375 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 376 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 377 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 378 Can spring be far away?

  • 379 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 380

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 381 A man and his wheel

  • 382 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 383 Loads of black and white

  • 384 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 385 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 386 Littleham family's five generations

  • 387 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 388 Northam's almshouse

  • 389 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 390 Jumble sale fever

  • 391 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 392 Torrington children build igloo
  • 393 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 394 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 395 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 396

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 397 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 398 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 399 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 400 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 401 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 402 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 403 Happy Days!

  • 404 Waldon Triplets
  • 405 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 406 Cruising down the river

  • 407 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 408 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 409 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 410 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 411 Burnard family reunion

  • 412 Bideford regatta

  • 413 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

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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  • 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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  • 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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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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Players' Help Speeds £10,000 Rugger H.Q. 22.11.1968

Players' Help Speeds £10,000 Rugger H.Q. 22.11.1968

Players Help Speeds 10000 Rugger H.Q. 22.11.1968

Sport.  Nearly £1,000 raised in under 12 months by a committee of players of Bideford Rugby Club.  Peter Adams

Bideford Rugby is a Family Affair 8.12.1972

Bideford Rugby is a Family Affair 8.12.1972

Bideford Rugby is a Family Affair 8.12.1972

Sport.  The Evans brothers lined up for Bideford Quins against Crediton 2nds. The Club has six sets of brothers currently in its teams.  Richard Evans, Steve Evans, Geoff Giddy, Richard Giddy, Mike Tucker, John Tucker, Ed George, John George, Stuart MacMillan, Ken Hulme, Andrew MacMillan, Rod Hulme, Roger Grigg, Michael Grigg, Mike Stevens, Brian Stevens, Geoff Heal, Tony Heal, Colin Heal, Norman Heal, Ray Bird, Mervyn Bird, Roy Bird, Edgar Slade, Ivor Slade, Ronnie Slade, Frank Withecombes, Bunty Withecombes, Bruce Withecombes, Colin Withecombes, Ray Sawtell, Micky Sawtell, Bob Colwill, Pete Colwill, Norman Trickey, Bob Trickey, Cecil Braddick, John Braddick, Geoff Staddon

The Prime Minister's Reply

Mr Jack Rowe, the well known Northam golfer, who for 48 years has been professional at Ashdown Forest Club, told Bideford Rotarians recently of an incident with the famous British Prime Minsiter, Mr A J Balfour (later Earl Balfour), who used to play golf with him.

April 1941 Jack Rowe
 
He asked him once: 'What is there about golf that makes poeple like you take all this trouble when you so much to think about'. Mr Balfour replied: 'Let me tell you friend, if every question in the world was so easy to answer as that there would be no difficult questions at all'.
A founder member of Northam Artisans' Golf Club, Mr Rowe is chairman of the Board of Directors of the Professional Golfers Cooperative Association. For many years his mother managed Torridge House for Capt Molesworth, affectionately known as 'the Old Mole' whose golfing exploits have been the subject of interesting reminiscences in 'Torridge Chat' recently.
Article in the Bideford Gazette 15 April 1941
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