• 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 From Bobby to Brian

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

  • 3 Picking the pops

  • 4

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 5 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 6 Some mushroom!

  • 7 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 8 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 9 What's the time?

  • 10 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 11 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 12

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 13

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 14 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 15 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 16 Modern living at Bideford

  • 17 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 18 Loads of black and white

  • 19 Waldon Triplets
  • 20 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 21 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 22 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 23 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 24 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 25 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 26 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 27 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 28 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 29 Mobile missionary

  • 30 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 31 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 32 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 33

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 34 Malibou boys are all-the-year-round surfers

  • 35 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 36

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 37 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 38 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 39 Riverside mystery

  • 40 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 41 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 42 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 43

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 44 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 45 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 46 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 47 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 48 North Devon Driving School

  • 49 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 50 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 51 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 52 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 53 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 54 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 55 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 56 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 57 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 58 So this is the mainland!

  • 59 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 60 Revenge in style

  • 61 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 62 New addition to Quay front

  • 63 Can spring be far away?

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

  • 65 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 66

    Building works
  • 67 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 68 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 69 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 70 In their new robes and hats

  • 71 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 72 All aboard the ark

  • 73 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 74 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 75 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 76 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 77

    Bidefordians
  • 78 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 79 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 80 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 81 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 82 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 83

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 84 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 85 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 86

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 87 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 88 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 89 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 90 Capers on the cobbles

  • 91 A bird of their own!

  • 92 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 93 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 94 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 95 Hartland postman retires

  • 96 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 97 New Post Office

  • 98 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

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

  • 100 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 101 Happy Days!

  • 102 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 103 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 104 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 105

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 106 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 107 They are parted pro-tem

  • 108 Penny for the guy

  • 109 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 110 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 111 School crossing patrol begins

  • 112 Twenty-one yachts

  • 113 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 114 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 115

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 116 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 117 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 118 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 119 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 120 Puppet characters introduced

  • 121 Hartland's invitation

  • 122 A roof-top view - where?

  • 123 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 124 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 125 The cab at the corner>
  • 126 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 127 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 128 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 129 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 130 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 131 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 132 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 133 Last train from Torrington

  • 134 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 135 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 136 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 137 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 138 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 139

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 140 For crying out loud!

  • 141 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 142 113 years at Instow

  • 143 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 144 Torrington in 1967

  • 145 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 146 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 147 Cruising down the river

  • 148 The Geneva marionettes

  • 149 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 150

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 151 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 152

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 153 Warmington's garage ad

  • 154 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 155 Pannier Market's future?

  • 156 Police station view of Bideford

  • 157 Torrington's new amenity

  • 158 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 159 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 160 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 161 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 162 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 163 Recognise this resort?

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

  • 165 A man and his wheel

  • 166 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 167 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 168 Off on a great adventure

  • 169 New civic medallions

  • 170 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 171 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 172 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 173 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 174 It really was the 'last time'

  • 175 Emergency ferry services

  • 176 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 177 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 178 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 179 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 180 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 181 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 182 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 183 Ten year old scrambler

  • 184 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 185 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 186 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 187 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 188 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 189 Six footed lamb

  • 190 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 191 New fire and ambulance stations

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

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

  • 194 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 195 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 196 New life for Hartland organ

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

  • 198 New shipyard on schedule

  • 199 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 200 Burnard family reunion

  • 201 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 202 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 203 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 204 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

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

  • 206 Just over a year old

  • 207

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 208 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 209 Bideford computer stars

  • 210 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 211

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 212 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 213 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 214 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 215 Peter poses for TV film

  • 216 Filming at Hartland

  • 217 Finished in 1876

  • 218 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 219 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 220 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 221

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 222 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 223 Appledore's largest

  • 224 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 225

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 226 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 227 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 228 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 229 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 230 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 231 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 232 Picking the pops

  • 233 New Lundy stamps

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

  • 235 Centenary of Gazette

  • 236 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 237 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 238 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 239 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 240

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 241 New art gallery opened

  • 242 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 243 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 244 No sale of Springfield House

  • 245 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 246 Jumble sale fever

  • 247 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 248 Simple Item 138
  • 249 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 250 Artisans' Club

  • 251 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 252 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 253 Sweets derationing

  • 254 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 255 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 256 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 257 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 258 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 259

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 260 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 261 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 262 Bridging the stream

  • 263 Clovelly custom

  • 264 Hartland Dancers
  • 265 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 266 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 267

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 268 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 269 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 270 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 271 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 272 Weare Giffard potato

  • 273 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 274 School's link with cargo ship

  • 275 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 276

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 277 Some 240 exhibits

  • 278 Traditions and skills still there

  • 279 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 280 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 281 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 282 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 283 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 284 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 285 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 286 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 287 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 288 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 289 Service with a smile

  • 290 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 291 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 292 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 293

    Was a missionary
  • 294 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 295 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 296 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 297 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 298 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 299 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 300 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 301 When horses score over the tractor

  • 302 New look in the hayfields

  • 303 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 304 Ships at Bideford

  • 305 By pony and trap to market

  • 306 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 307 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 308 Life begins at 80

  • 309 Decontrol of meat

  • 310 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 311 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 312 The art of the thatcher

  • 313 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 314 Northam footballers of the future

  • 315 Parkham plan realised

  • 316

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 317 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 318 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 319 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 320 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 321 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 322

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 323 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 324 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 325 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 326 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 327 A story to tell!

  • 328 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 329 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 330 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 331 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 332 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 333 Sight of a lifetime

  • 334 Private home for public pump

  • 335 Devil sent packing

  • 336 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 337 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 338 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 339 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 340

    Exhibition of school work
  • 341 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 342 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 343 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 344

    Married in 1908
  • 345 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 346 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 347 Bideford regatta

  • 348 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 349 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 350 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 351 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 352 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 353 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 354 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 355 All for the love of a lady!

  • 356 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 357 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 358 First ship in 8 years

  • 359 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 360 No laughing matter

  • 361 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 362 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 363 New choral society's growing response

  • 364 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 365 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 366 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 367 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 368 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 369 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 370 Out of puff!

  • 371 Bideford loses training ship

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

  • 373 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 374

    New gateway
  • 375 End of the line

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

  • 377 Variety in summer weather

  • 378

    First prize
  • 379 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 380 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 381 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 382 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 383 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 384 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 385 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 386 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 387 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 388 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 389 Northam's almshouse

  • 390 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 391 He beat the floods

  • 392 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 393 Circus comes to town

  • 394 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 395 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 396 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 397 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 398 Light reading for the lighthouse

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

  • 400

    Relatives all over the world
  • 401 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 402 Torrington children build igloo
  • 403 Clovelly nightmare

  • 404 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 405 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 406 Littleham family's five generations

  • 407 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 408 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 409

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 410

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 411 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 412 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 413 Polish custom on Pancake Day

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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Brown Owl of Torrington Brownies, Resigns

Brown Owl of Torrington Brownies, Resigns - March 1968

Brown Owl of Torrington Brownies, Resigns
 

After 9 years service, Mrs N Edgecombe, Brown Owl of Torrington Brownies relinquishes her post because she is moving to Bideford. In this picture, Mary Warne is seen presenting a bouquet of flowers to Mrs Edgecombe

 

Torrington Badminton - 1954

Torrington Badminton - 15th April 1954

15.4.1954 Torrington badminton
 

Badminton Successes at Torrington

In the winter season just concluding Torrington Badminton Club have played 28 matches and won 20. The Club, which was founded in the early post-war years, plays at the Secondary modern School, club nights being Tuesdays and Fridays. Mr Ken Dowding is the club chairman.
Matches have been played against Okehampton, South Molton, Chumleigh, Winkleigh, Lynton, Ilfracombe, Pilton, Westward Ho! Chivenor and Bude.
In the summer most of the Badminton Club members turn their attention to tennis, as members of Torrington Tennis Club. By jumble sales and other efforts the Tennis Club members have raised £130 for the laying of a second hard court. The first hard court was laid two years ago. New members of the Club will be very welcome.
Badminton Club members in the photograph above are: Front row - Miss Edna Short, Mrs K Jackson, Mrs Mary Fowles. Middle row - Mr Len Ashley, Mrs Connie Yeo, Mr C R Lucas (treasurer), Miss Betty Brachi, Mr Claude Cobbledick. Back row - Dr G Aston, Miss Wendy Jackson, Mr Bert Yeo, Mrs Perry, Mr L R Jackson (secretary).

MacDonald MBE - 1959

MacDonald MBE - 13th March 1959

13.3.1959 MacDonald MBE
 

Photographed with his wife and daughter, outside Buckingham Palace last week, when he received from the hands of H.M the Queen, the M.B.E. awarded him in the New Year Honours List, is Mr T R MacDonald, of 'Viewfield', Torrington, head forester to the Clinton (Devon) Estate Co.

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