• 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

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    Relatives all over the world
  • 3 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 4 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 5 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 6 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 7

    Exhibition of school work
  • 8 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 9 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

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

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

  • 12 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 13 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 14 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 15 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 16 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 17 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 18 New shipyard on schedule

  • 19 New choral society's growing response

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

  • 21 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 22 Simple Item 138
  • 23 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 24

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 25 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 26 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 27 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 28 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 29 New Estate's view of estuary activities

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

  • 31 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 32 A story to tell!

  • 33 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 34 School crossing patrol begins

  • 35 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 36 Service with a smile

  • 37 Peter poses for TV film

  • 38 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 39 Burnard family reunion

  • 40 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 41 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 42 No sale of Springfield House

  • 43 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 44 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 45 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 46 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 47 First ship in 8 years

  • 48 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 49 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 50 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 51 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 52 113 years at Instow

  • 53 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 54 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 55

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 56 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 57 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 58 Bideford computer stars

  • 59 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 60 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 61 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 62 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 63

    Bidefordians
  • 64 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 65 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 66 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

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

  • 68

    New gateway
  • 69 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 70 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 71 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 72 Television comes to Torridge District

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

  • 74

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 75 Torrington children build igloo
  • 76 A craftsman's 'potted' history

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

  • 78 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 79 Artisans' Club

  • 80 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 81 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 82 Clovelly custom

  • 83 Clovelly nightmare

  • 84 Hartland postman retires

  • 85 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 86 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 87 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 88 Hartland Dancers
  • 89 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 90 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 91 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 92 Some mushroom!

  • 93 New art gallery opened

  • 94 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 95 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 96 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 97 Out of puff!

  • 98 What's the time?

  • 99 Littleham family's five generations

  • 100 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 101 Ships at Bideford

  • 102 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 103 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 104 Riverside mystery

  • 105 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 106 Twenty-one yachts

  • 107 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 108 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 109 Private home for public pump

  • 110 New Post Office

  • 111 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 112 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 113 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 114 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 115 Torrington in 1967

  • 116 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 117 A roof-top view - where?

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

  • 119 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 120 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 121 Parkham plan realised

  • 122 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 123 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 124 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 125 Puppet characters introduced

  • 126 It really was the 'last time'

  • 127 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 128 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 129 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 130 He beat the floods

  • 131 Hartland's invitation

  • 132 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 133 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 134 Warmington's garage ad

  • 135 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 136 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 137 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 138 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 139 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 140 Picking the pops

  • 141 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 142 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 143 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 144 In their new robes and hats

  • 145 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 146 Police station view of Bideford

  • 147 Life begins at 80

  • 148

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 149 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 150 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 151

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 152

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 153 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 154 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 155 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 156 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 157 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 158 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 159 A man and his wheel

  • 160 Mobile missionary

  • 161 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 162 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 163 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 164 Off on a great adventure

  • 165

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 166 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 167 Finished in 1876

  • 168

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 169 Decontrol of meat

  • 170 Appledore's largest

  • 171 New look in the hayfields

  • 172 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 173 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 174 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 175 Centenary of Gazette

  • 176 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 177 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 178 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 179 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 180

    Married in 1908
  • 181 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 182 Recognise this resort?

  • 183 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 184 When horses score over the tractor

  • 185 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 186 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 187 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 188 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 189 Variety in summer weather

  • 190 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 191 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 192 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 193 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 194 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 195 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 196 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 197 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 198 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 199 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 200 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 201 All for the love of a lady!

  • 202 They are parted pro-tem

  • 203 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 204 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 205 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 206 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 207

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 208 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 209 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 210 North Devon Driving School

  • 211 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 212 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 213 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 214 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 215 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 216 Sight of a lifetime

  • 217 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 218 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 219 End of the line

  • 220 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 221 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 222 New addition to Quay front

  • 223 Shoes certainly not made for walking

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    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 225 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 226 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 227 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 228 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 229 Happy Days!

  • 230 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 231 The Geneva marionettes

  • 232 Northam's almshouse

  • 233 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 234 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 235 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 236 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

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

  • 238 So this is the mainland!

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    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 240 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 241 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 242 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 243 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 244 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 245 Loads of black and white

  • 246

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 247 New fire and ambulance stations

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

  • 249 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 250 New Lundy stamps

  • 251 Torrington's new amenity

  • 252

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 253 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 254 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 255 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 256 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 257 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 258 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 259 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 260 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 261 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 262 New look for Torrington Lane

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    Building works
  • 264 Some 240 exhibits

  • 265 Six footed lamb

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

  • 267 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 268 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 269 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 270 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 271 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 272

    Was a missionary
  • 273 Waldon Triplets
  • 274 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 275 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 276 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 277 Ten year old scrambler

  • 278 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 279 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 280 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 281 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 282 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 283 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

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    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 285 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 286 Cruising down the river

  • 287 No laughing matter

  • 288 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 289 Circus comes to town

  • 290 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 291 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 292 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 293 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 294

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 295 Students help model St Sidwell

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

  • 297 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 298 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 299 Jumble sale fever

  • 300 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 301 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 302

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 303 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 304 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 305 New civic medallions

  • 306 Modern living at Bideford

  • 307 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 308 School's link with cargo ship

  • 309 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 310 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 311

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

  • 313 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 314 Capers on the cobbles

  • 315 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 316 Bridging the stream

  • 317 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 318 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 319 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 320 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 321 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 322 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 323 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 324

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 325

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 326 Just over a year old

  • 327 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 328 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 329 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 330 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 331 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 332 New life for Hartland organ

  • 333 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 334 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 335 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 336 A bird of their own!

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    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 338 The art of the thatcher

  • 339 Northam footballers of the future

  • 340 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 341 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 342

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 343 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 344 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 345 Traditions and skills still there

  • 346

    First prize
  • 347 Emergency ferry services

  • 348 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 349

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 350 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 351 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 352 By pony and trap to market

  • 353

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 354 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 355 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 356 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 357 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 358 Revenge in style

  • 359 Penny for the guy

  • 360 Weare Giffard potato

  • 361 Devil sent packing

  • 362

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 363 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 364 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 365 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 366 Picking the pops

  • 367 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 368 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 369 For crying out loud!

  • 370 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 371 Can spring be far away?

  • 372 Pannier Market's future?

  • 373 Bideford loses training ship

  • 374 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 375 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 376 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 377 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 378

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 379 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 380 Bideford regatta

  • 381 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 382 Last train from Torrington

  • 383 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 384 All aboard the ark

  • 385 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

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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  • 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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  • 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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Clovelly Offer

New possibilities for Parish Hall Scheme

2.5.1958 Clovelly Parish Hall

New possibilities are believed to opened up for Clovelly’s Parish Hall and playing fields (war memorial) scheme as a result of the meeting which took place on Wednesday between the Hon. Mrs B C Asquith, of Clovelly Court, and representatives of the Parish Council. 

During the meeting the Hon. Mrs Asquith made an offer involving the Rectory site, which adjoins the main road and has essential services close at hand and which the Parish Council originally selected as the most desirable site for the new Parish Hall.

The Chairman, Mr J C Hilton, said that the offer ‘holds great possibilities’.

The full Gazette article is dated 2 May 1958

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