• 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 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 2 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 3 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 4 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 5 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 6 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 7

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 8 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 9 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 10 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 11 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 12 New life for Hartland organ

  • 13 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 14 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 15 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 16

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 17 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 18 For crying out loud!

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

  • 20 Twenty-one yachts

  • 21

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 22 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 23 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 24 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 25 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 26 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 27 Sweets derationing

  • 28 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 29 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 30 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 31 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 32 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 33 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 34 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 35 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 36 Modern living at Bideford

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

  • 38 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 39 New shipyard on schedule

  • 40 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 41 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 42 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 43 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 44 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 45 The Geneva marionettes

  • 46 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 47 Filming at Hartland

  • 48 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 49 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 50 Burnard family reunion

  • 51 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 52

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 53 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 54 Jumble sale fever

  • 55 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 56 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 57 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 58 Loads of black and white

  • 59 The cab at the corner>
  • 60 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 61 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 62 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 63 By pony and trap to market

  • 64 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 65 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 66 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 67 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 68 Capers on the cobbles

  • 69 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 70 Police station view of Bideford

  • 71 Ships at Bideford

  • 72 Six footed lamb

  • 73 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 74 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 75 Revenge in style

  • 76 Life begins at 80

  • 77

    First prize
  • 78 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 79 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 80 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 81 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 82 No laughing matter

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

  • 84 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 85 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 86

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 87 New art gallery opened

  • 88

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 89 One of the luckier farmers in getting in the problem harvest

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

  • 91 New Post Office

  • 92 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 93

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 94

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 95 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 96 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 97 Pannier Market's future?

  • 98 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 99 Bideford computer stars

  • 100 New choral society's growing response

  • 101 No sale of Springfield House

  • 102

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 103 Hartland Dancers
  • 104 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 105 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 106 Last train from Torrington

  • 107 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 108 Picking the pops

  • 109 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 110 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 111 Weare Giffard potato

  • 112 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 113 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 114

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 115

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 116 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 117 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 118 Warmington's garage ad

  • 119 Cruising down the river

  • 120 Ten year old scrambler

  • 121 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 122 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 123 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 124 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 125 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 126 Bideford loses training ship

  • 127 End of the line

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

  • 129 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 130 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 131

    New gateway
  • 132 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 133 Off on a great adventure

  • 134 Hartland's invitation

  • 135 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 136 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 137 Bridging the stream

  • 138 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 139 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 140 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 141 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 142 When horses score over the tractor

  • 143 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 144 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 145 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 146 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 147 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 148 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 149 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 150 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 151 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 152 So this is the mainland!

  • 153 A man and his wheel

  • 154 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 155 Some mushroom!

  • 156 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 157 Torrington's new amenity

  • 158 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 159 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 160 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 161 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 162 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 163 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 164

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 165 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 166 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 167 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 168 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 169

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 170 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 171 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 172 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 173 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 174

    Exhibition of school work
  • 175 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 176 Puppet characters introduced

  • 177 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 178 Littleham family's five generations

  • 179 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 180 First ship in 8 years

  • 181 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 182 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 183 Northam's almshouse

  • 184 School's link with cargo ship

  • 185 Can spring be far away?

  • 186 From Bobby to Brian

  • 187 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 188 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 189 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 190 Artisans' Club

  • 191 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 192 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 193 Service with a smile

  • 194 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 195 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 196 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 197 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 198 The art of the thatcher

  • 199 In their new robes and hats

  • 200 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 201 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 202

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 203 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 204 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 205 Some 240 exhibits

  • 206 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 207 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 208 Mobile missionary

  • 209 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 210 113 years at Instow

  • 211 Peter poses for TV film

  • 212 Riverside mystery

  • 213 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 214 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 215 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 216 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 217

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 218 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 219 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 220 Variety in summer weather

  • 221

    Married in 1908
  • 222 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 223 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 224 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 225 Malibou boys are all-the-year-round surfers

  • 226 New look in the hayfields

  • 227 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 228 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 229 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 230 Centenary of Gazette

  • 231 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 232 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 233 New addition to Quay front

  • 234 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 235 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 236 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 237 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 238 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 239 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 240 Clovelly custom

  • 241 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 242 Simple Item 138
  • 243 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 244 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 245 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 246 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 247 Just over a year old

  • 248 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 249 Finished in 1876

  • 250 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 251 A bird of their own!

  • 252 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 253

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 254

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 255 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 256 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 257 Devil sent packing

  • 258 Bideford regatta

  • 259 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 260 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 261 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 262

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 263 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 264 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 265 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 266 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 267 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 268 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 269 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 270 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 271 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 272 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 273 First steel ship built at Bideford

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

  • 275 All aboard the ark

  • 276 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

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

  • 278 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 279 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 280 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 281 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 282 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 283

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 284 School crossing patrol begins

  • 285 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 286 Torrington children build igloo
  • 287 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 288 What's the time?

  • 289 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 290 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 291 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 292 Decontrol of meat

  • 293 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 294 They are parted pro-tem

  • 295 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 296 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 297 It really was the 'last time'

  • 298 New Lundy stamps

  • 299

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 300 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 301 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 302 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 303

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 304 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 305 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 306 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 307 All for the love of a lady!

  • 308 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 309

    Bidefordians
  • 310 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 311 Happy Days!

  • 312 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 313 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 314

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 315 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 316 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 317 A roof-top view - where?

  • 318 Emergency ferry services

  • 319 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 320 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 321 Waldon Triplets
  • 322 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 323 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 324 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 325 Sight of a lifetime

  • 326 A story to tell!

  • 327 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 328 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 329 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 330 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 331 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 332 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 333 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 334 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 335

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 336 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 337 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 338 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 339 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 340

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 341 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 342

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 343 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 344 New civic medallions

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

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

  • 347 Torrington in 1967

  • 348 Out of puff!

  • 349 Shoes certainly not made for walking

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

  • 351

    Relatives all over the world
  • 352 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 353 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 354 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 355

    Building works
  • 356 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 357 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 358 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 359 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 360 Private home for public pump

  • 361 Northam footballers of the future

  • 362 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 363 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 364 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 365 Recognise this resort?

  • 366 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 367 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

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

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

  • 370 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 371 North Devon Driving School

  • 372 Picking the pops

  • 373 Penny for the guy

  • 374 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 375 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 376

    Was a missionary
  • 377 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 378 Parkham plan realised

  • 379 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 380 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 381 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 382 Clovelly nightmare

  • 383 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 384 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 385 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 386 Circus comes to town

  • 387 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 388 Hartland postman retires

  • 389 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 390 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 391 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 392 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 393 Traditions and skills still there

  • 394 He beat the floods

  • 395 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 396 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 397 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 398 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 399 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 400 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 401 Appledore's largest

  • 402 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 403 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 404 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 405 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 406 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 407 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 408 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 409 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 410 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 411 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 412 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 413 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

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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Bandits Scatter The Pins

The sharp shooting Bandits of Lenwood Country Club in action in Bideford Ladies' Skittles League

19.1.1973 Bandits skittles1

The Bandits recently set up a new league record by scoring 389 and winning by 111 pins.

Maureen Palmer prepares for action watched by Joan Sharp, Maureen Hollow, Rose Peacham, Diane Sharp and Pat Sherborne.

Gazette article 19 January 1973

Devon Senior Cup

The good wishes of North Devon soccer fans go with Appledore tomorrow

when they travel to Holsworthy for the third round of the Devon Senior Cup.

13.1.1956 Sport football Appledore

Pictured in our photograph taken before the Fishermen defeated Fremington in the Torridge Cup last weekend are: L Lamey, S Cox, W Ross, J Bale, D Martin, W Barber, D Bennett, J Curtis, C Daniel, D Jones, M Lawrie, E Clegg, D Bale, H Bale.

Gazette article dated 13 January 1956

Introducing the Skittlers

Bideford CLB who, at home last Monday, beat Frithelstock B in a Division IV match by seven pins, 258-251.

13.1.1956 Sport skittles

Left to right: C Copp, P Bowden, P Oke, E Crump, A Carpenter, D Vickers.

Frithelstock B are in friendly rivalry with their A team near the head of their division.

Back row: M Dymond, W Daw, E Lawrence, P Lock, K Gerry, J Lock

Gazette article dated 13 January 1956

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