• 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 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 2 Police station view of Bideford

  • 3 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 4 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 5 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

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    Exhibition of school work
  • 7 Hartland's invitation

  • 8 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 9 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 10 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 11 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 12 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 13 End of the line

  • 14 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 15 Last train from Torrington

  • 16 Northam's almshouse

  • 17 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 18 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 19 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 20 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 21 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 22 It really was the 'last time'

  • 23 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 24

    Relatives all over the world
  • 25 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 26 Parkham plan realised

  • 27

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 28 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 29 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 30 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 31

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 32 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 33 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 34 No sale of Springfield House

  • 35 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 36 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 37 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 38 Ships at Bideford

  • 39 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 40 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 41 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 42 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 43 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 44 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 45 Clovelly custom

  • 46 Finished in 1876

  • 47

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 48 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 49 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 50 New life for Hartland organ

  • 51 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 52 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 53 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 54 Devil sent packing

  • 55 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 56 New art gallery opened

  • 57 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

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

  • 59 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 60 School crossing patrol begins

  • 61 Appledore's largest

  • 62 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 63 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 64 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 65 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 66 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 67 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 68

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 69 Hartland postman retires

  • 70 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

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

  • 72 Ten year old scrambler

  • 73 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 74 Capers on the cobbles

  • 75 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 76 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 77 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 78 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 79 Peter poses for TV film

  • 80 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 81 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 82

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 83

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 84 Waldon Triplets
  • 85 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 86 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 87 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 88 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 89 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 90 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 91 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 92

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 93 New civic medallions

  • 94 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 95 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 96 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 97 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 98 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 99 All aboard the ark

  • 100 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 101 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 102

    New gateway
  • 103 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 104 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 105 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 106 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 107 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 108

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 109 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 110 They are parted pro-tem

  • 111 A story to tell!

  • 112 Modern living at Bideford

  • 113 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 114 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 115 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 116 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 117

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 118 Weare Giffard potato

  • 119 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 120 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 121 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 122 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 123 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 124 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 125 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 126 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 127

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 128 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 129 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 130 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 131 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 132

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 133 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 134 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 135 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 136

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 137 Bideford computer stars

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

  • 139 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 140 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 141

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 142

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 143 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 144 New shipyard on schedule

  • 145 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 146 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 147 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 148 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 149 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 150 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 151 Out of puff!

  • 152 Bridging the stream

  • 153 Mobile missionary

  • 154 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 155 Variety in summer weather

  • 156

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 157 113 years at Instow

  • 158 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 159 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 160 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 161 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 162 Emergency ferry services

  • 163 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 164 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 165 Picking the pops

  • 166 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 167 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 168

    Bidefordians
  • 169 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 170 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 171 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 172 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 173

    Building works
  • 174 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 175 Service with a smile

  • 176 Off on a great adventure

  • 177 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 178 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 179

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 180 Burnard family reunion

  • 181 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 182 Northam footballers of the future

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

  • 184 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 185 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 186 North Devon Driving School

  • 187 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 188 The Geneva marionettes

  • 189

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 190 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 191 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 192 Cruising down the river

  • 193 Life begins at 80

  • 194 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 195 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 196 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 197 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 198 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 199 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 200 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 201 Quads join a Langtree happy family

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

  • 203 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 204 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 205 Circus comes to town

  • 206 Happy Days!

  • 207 Hartland Dancers
  • 208 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 209 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 210 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 211 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 212 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 213 Artisans' Club

  • 214 Some 240 exhibits

  • 215 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

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

  • 217 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 218 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 219

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 220 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 221 Recognise this resort?

  • 222 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 223 School's link with cargo ship

  • 224 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 225 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 226 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 227 Puppet characters introduced

  • 228 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 229 By pony and trap to market

  • 230 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 231 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 232 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 233 Train returns to Westleigh straight

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

  • 235 Traditions and skills still there

  • 236 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 237 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 238

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 239

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 240 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 241 Picking the pops

  • 242 Twenty-one yachts

  • 243 Private home for public pump

  • 244 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 245 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 246 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 247 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 248 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 249 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 250 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 251 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 252 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 253 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 254 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 255 Just over a year old

  • 256 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 257

    Was a missionary
  • 258 Loads of black and white

  • 259 Decontrol of meat

  • 260 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 261 No laughing matter

  • 262 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 263 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 264 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 265 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 266 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 267 Warmington's garage ad

  • 268 Clovelly donkey film star

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

  • 270 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 271 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 272 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 273 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 274 For crying out loud!

  • 275 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 276 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 277 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 278 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 279 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

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

  • 281 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 282 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 283 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 284

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 285 Pannier Market's future?

  • 286 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 287 The art of the thatcher

  • 288 So this is the mainland!

  • 289 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 290 Jumble sale fever

  • 291 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 292 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 293 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 294 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 295 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 296 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 297

    Married in 1908
  • 298 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 299 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 300 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 301 First ship in 8 years

  • 302 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 303

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 304 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 305 Sight of a lifetime

  • 306 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 307 Some mushroom!

  • 308 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 309 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 310 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 311 New addition to Quay front

  • 312 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 313 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 314 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 315 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 316 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 317 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 318 Torrington's new amenity

  • 319 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 320

    First prize
  • 321 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 322 Bideford regatta

  • 323 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 324 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 325 Littleham family's five generations

  • 326 He beat the floods

  • 327 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 328 Simple Item 138
  • 329 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

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

  • 331 New choral society's growing response

  • 332 When horses score over the tractor

  • 333 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

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

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

  • 336 New Post Office

  • 337 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 338 Centenary of Gazette

  • 339 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 340 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 341 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 342 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 343 Six footed lamb

  • 344 Can spring be far away?

  • 345 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 346 Riverside mystery

  • 347 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 348 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 349 Torrington children build igloo
  • 350 Penny for the guy

  • 351 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 352 All for the love of a lady!

  • 353 A bird of their own!

  • 354 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 355 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 356

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 357 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 358 Torrington in 1967

  • 359 New look in the hayfields

  • 360 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 361

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 362 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 363 Clovelly nightmare

  • 364

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 365 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 366 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 367 A man and his wheel

  • 368 Bideford loses training ship

  • 369 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 370 What's the time?

  • 371 Revenge in style

  • 372 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 373 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 374 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 375 A roof-top view - where?

  • 376 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 377 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 378 In their new robes and hats

  • 379 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 380 New Lundy stamps

  • 381 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

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

  • 383 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 384 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 385 Gloves fit for a king!

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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Children Versus Parents Football Matches at Appledore Primary School

Skipper Mike Lloyd laces his boots before he and his Appledore Primary School team take the field for one of their important games of the season – against their mothers.

19.5.1972 Appledore Primary football1

Challengers were the mums – after the fathers had been beaten. The school again won – by 3-1.
Gazette article dated 19 May 1972

World War 1

Appledore

11.5.1918 Appledore World War 1

Pnr S Richards, RE, of Appledore, is officially reported wounded. 

Salmon fishing has up to the present been very quiet in the harbour, and there is nothing like the usual number of boats out this year. 

We are to contradict the report that Private R E (Bobby) Bailey, only son of Mr and Mrs T R Bailey, of 4 Meeting Street, Appledore, is a prisoner of war. The only official information that has been received by his parents is that he has been missing since March 23rd last. It is hoped they will soon hear of his safety. 

At Bideford County Sessions on Tuesday, before Messrs J C T Heriz-Smith, Col F W Bennet and Messrs A G Duncan, J Cock and J H Cock, Alfred Evans who had gone to sea since service of the summons, was summoned for the irregular attendance of his child, John, at school. Aged 13, and in standard 5. Attendance Officer Barber said the boy had made 27 attendances out of 36. Fined 9s, the same as when summoned before. 

Gazette article dated 11 May 1918

John Is Doing Well

Fifteen year old John Screech, who a few months ago joined the British Sailors’ Society Prince of Wales sea training school at Dover, came back to his home at One End Street, Appledore, on leave at Easter, a proud and happy youth. 

3 April 1959 John Screech

Proud because he is the first one of his age to take and pass the school’s Quartermaster examination for 12 years. He also has his signal badge and has been appointed as one of the Guard of Honour to escort VIPs at the Society’s annual meeting at the Mansion House, London, next month. One of the first things John did on his return to Appledore was to thank Mrs J Ommanney who sponsored him. 

After his Guard of Honour service, John will be leaving on his first trip – to Australia.

Gazette article dated 3 April 1959

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