• 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 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 2 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 3 First ship in 8 years

  • 4 New look in the hayfields

  • 5 Northam footballers of the future

  • 6 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 7 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 8 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 9 All aboard the ark

  • 10 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 11 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 12 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 13 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 14

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 15 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 16 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 17 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 18 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 19 Artisans' Club

  • 20 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 21 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 22 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 23 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 24 Just over a year old

  • 25

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 26 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

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

  • 28 New art gallery opened

  • 29 Recognise this resort?

  • 30 Mobile missionary

  • 31 New gateway to King George's Fields

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

  • 33 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 34 All for the love of a lady!

  • 35 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 36

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 37 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 38 Hartland postman retires

  • 39 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 40 He beat the floods

  • 41 Huntshaw TV mast

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

  • 43 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 44 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 45 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 46 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 47 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 48 Ships at Bideford

  • 49

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 50 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 51 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 52 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 53 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 54 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 55 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 56

    Building works
  • 57 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 58 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 59 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 60 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 61 Appledore's largest

  • 62 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 63 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 64 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 65 Riverside mystery

  • 66 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 67 Clovelly custom

  • 68 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 69 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 70 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

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

  • 72 Northam's almshouse

  • 73 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 74

    Exhibition of school work
  • 75 Puppet characters introduced

  • 76 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 77 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 78 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 79 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 80 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 81 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 82 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 83 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 84 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 85 Private home for public pump

  • 86 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 87 Weare Giffard potato

  • 88 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 89 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 90 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 91

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 92 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 93 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 94 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 95 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 96 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 97 Off on a great adventure

  • 98 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 99 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 100 Buckland goes to County Show

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

  • 102 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 103 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 104 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 105 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 106 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 107 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 108 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 109 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 110

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 111 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 112 Cruising down the river

  • 113 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 114

    Was a missionary
  • 115 Devil sent packing

  • 116 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 117 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 118

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 119 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 120 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 121 Hartland's invitation

  • 122 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 123 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 124 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 125 Finished in 1876

  • 126 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 127 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 128 Allhalland Street - then and now

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

  • 130 Some 240 exhibits

  • 131 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 132 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 133 Last train from Torrington

  • 134

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 135

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 136 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 137

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 138 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 139 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 140 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 141 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 142

    Married in 1908
  • 143 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 144 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 145 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 146 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 147 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 148 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 149 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 150 Parkham plan realised

  • 151 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 152 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 153 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 154 What's the time?

  • 155 In their new robes and hats

  • 156 Pannier Market's future?

  • 157 Circus comes to town

  • 158

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 159 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 160 By pony and trap to market

  • 161 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 162 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 163 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 164 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 165 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 166 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 167 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 168 Life begins at 80

  • 169 Centenary of Gazette

  • 170 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 171 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 172 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 173 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 174 Police station view of Bideford

  • 175 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 176

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 177 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 178 Waldon Triplets
  • 179 Emergency ferry services

  • 180 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 181 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 182 Loads of black and white

  • 183

    First prize
  • 184 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 185 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 186 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 187 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 188 School crossing patrol begins

  • 189 New life for Hartland organ

  • 190 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 191 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 192 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 193 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 194 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 195

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 196 The art of the thatcher

  • 197 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 198 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 199 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 200 Burnard family reunion

  • 201 Picking the pops

  • 202 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 203 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 204 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 205 Littleham family's five generations

  • 206 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 207 Revenge in style

  • 208 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 209 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 210 The Geneva marionettes

  • 211 A bird of their own!

  • 212 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 213 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 214 113 years at Instow

  • 215 Hartland Dancers
  • 216 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 217

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 218 School's link with cargo ship

  • 219 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 220

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 221 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 222 No laughing matter

  • 223 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 224 Can spring be far away?

  • 225 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 226 Traditions and skills still there

  • 227 When horses score over the tractor

  • 228 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 229 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 230 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 231 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 232 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 233 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 234 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 235 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 236 Torrington in 1967

  • 237

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 238 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 239 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 240 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 241 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

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    Relatives all over the world
  • 243 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

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

  • 245 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 246 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 247 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 248 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 249 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 250 Clovelly nightmare

  • 251 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 252 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 253 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 254 They are parted pro-tem

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    New gateway
  • 256 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 257 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 258 New civic medallions

  • 259 Ten year old scrambler

  • 260

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 261 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 262 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 263 North Devon Driving School

  • 264 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 265 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 266 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

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

  • 268 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 269 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

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

  • 271 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 272 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 273 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 274 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 275 Bideford loses training ship

  • 276 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 277 Twenty-one yachts

  • 278 New addition to Quay front

  • 279 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 280 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 281 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 282 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 283 Torrington children build igloo
  • 284 Variety in summer weather

  • 285

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 286 A story to tell!

  • 287 Liked holidays here - so starts business

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

  • 289 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 290 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 291 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 292 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 293 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 294 Sight of a lifetime

  • 295 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 296 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 297 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 298 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 299 Decontrol of meat

  • 300 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 301 Warmington's garage ad

  • 302 A man and his wheel

  • 303 Panto time at Westward Ho!

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    Bidefordians
  • 305 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 306 Service with a smile

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

  • 308 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 309 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 310 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 311 Out of puff!

  • 312 Bideford regatta

  • 313 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 314 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 315 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 316 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 317 Jumble sale fever

  • 318 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 319 For crying out loud!

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    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 321 Bideford computer stars

  • 322 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 323 Torrington's new amenity

  • 324 Penny for the guy

  • 325 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 326 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 327

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 328 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 329 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 330 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 331 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 332 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 333 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 334 Some mushroom!

  • 335 So this is the mainland!

  • 336 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 337 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 338 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 339 Happy Days!

  • 340 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 341 It really was the 'last time'

  • 342 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 343 Bridging the stream

  • 344 A roof-top view - where?

  • 345 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 346 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 347

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 348 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 349 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 350 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 351 Peter poses for TV film

  • 352 Six footed lamb

  • 353

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 354 New Post Office

  • 355

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 356

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 357 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 358 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 359 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 360 End of the line

  • 361 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 362 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

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

  • 364 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

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    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 366 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 367 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 368 No sale of Springfield House

  • 369 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 370 Simple Item 138
  • 371 New Lundy stamps

  • 372 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 373 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 374 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 375 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 376 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 377 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 378 Modern living at Bideford

  • 379 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 380 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 381 New choral society's growing response

  • 382 Picking the pops

  • 383 New shipyard on schedule

  • 384 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 385 Capers on the cobbles

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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Almost 200 Guests

Braving the winter chill

members of the Hartland Tennis Club wore their tennis outfits when they acted as waitresses at a supper that preceded a ball in the Parish Hall.

There were 190 guests and the fund for new tennis courts benefited considerably.

Draw winners were: A Vanstone, Hardisworthy, £10,; C Littlejohns, Torrington, £5; A Capper, Hartland Cross, £2.50

23.2.1973 Hartland Tennis1

Article dated 23 February 1973

Re-Named Inn

Winner of the competition to re-name Hartland 'New Inn'

was Dr Rachel McKenzie, who is seen unveiling the new sign to reveal her winning name 'The Hart Inn'.

11.5.1973 Hart Inn Hartland1

Gazette article dated 11 May 1973

Swimming Pool’s Opening Duckings

The pirate walked the plank!

5.6.1964 Hartland swimming pool

The swimming pool built during the winter months at Hartland Quay was opened on Saturday – with the customary ‘duckings’.

First to go under was Mr Philip Johns, manager of the Hartland Quay Hotel, whose owner, Sir Dennis Stucley, of Hartland Abbey, had the pool built. Mr Johns, dressed as a pirate, was persuaded to walk the plank with cutlasses brandished by local garage worker Brian Meeker and Bill Pillman. A reluctant bathing belle brought local teenager Charlie Jeffery an unexpected soaking.

The pool was officially opened by the High Sheriff of Devon, Col J E Palmer, of Torrington. The High Sheriff was thanked by the Chairman of Bideford Rural Council, Mr Stan Brimacombe.

Had it not been for some volunteers from the RAF station at Hartland the pool would probably not have been full for the opening ceremony.

The bathing beauty contest was won by Linda Parker, with Sally Loader second and Rosemary Boyne and Sally Peto equal third.

A junior competition was won by Susan Heard, with Caroline Hamilton-Russell second and Virginia Rous third. Music was provided by Hartland Town Band.

Gazette article dated 5 June 1964

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