• 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 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 2 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 3 Clovelly nightmare

  • 4 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 5 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 6 New Lundy stamps

  • 7 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 9 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 10 Appledore's largest

  • 11 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 12 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 13 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 14 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 15 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 16 Ten year old scrambler

  • 17 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 18 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 19 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 20 So this is the mainland!

  • 21 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 22 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 23 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 24 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 25

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 26

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 27 Capers on the cobbles

  • 28 School's link with cargo ship

  • 29 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 30 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 31 Torrington children build igloo
  • 32

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 33 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 34 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 35 Can spring be far away?

  • 36 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 37 Life begins at 80

  • 38 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 39 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 40 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 41 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 42 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 43 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 44 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 45 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 46 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 47 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 48

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 49 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 50 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 51 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 52 End of the line

  • 53 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 54 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 55 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 56 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 57 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 58 Loads of black and white

  • 59 Modern living at Bideford

  • 60 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 61 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 62 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 63 Riverside mystery

  • 64 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 65 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 66 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 67 North Devon Driving School

  • 68 A story to tell!

  • 69 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 70 Torrington's new amenity

  • 71 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

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

  • 73 Hartland postman retires

  • 74 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 75 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 76 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 77 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 78 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 79 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 80 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 81 New shipyard on schedule

  • 82 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 83 They are parted pro-tem

  • 84 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 85 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 86 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 87 Twenty-one yachts

  • 88 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 89 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 90 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 91 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 92 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 93 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 94 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 95 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 96 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 97 Jumble sale fever

  • 98 Picking the pops

  • 99 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 100 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 101 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 102 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 103 New addition to Quay front

  • 104 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 105 Last train from Torrington

  • 106 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 107 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

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

  • 109 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 110

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 111 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 112 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 113 Sight of a lifetime

  • 114 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 115

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 116 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 117 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 118 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 119 He beat the floods

  • 120 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 121 Six footed lamb

  • 122 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 123 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 124 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 125 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 126 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 127 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 128 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 129 The cab at the corner>
  • 130 Recognise this resort?

  • 131 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 132 Sweets derationing

  • 133 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 134 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 135 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 136 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 137 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 138

    Relatives all over the world
  • 139 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 140 Polish custom on Pancake Day

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

  • 142 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 143 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 144 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 145 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 146 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 147

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 148 Artisans' Club

  • 149 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 150 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 151 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 152 Bideford loses training ship

  • 153 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 154 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 155 New art gallery opened

  • 156 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 157 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 158 Warmington's garage ad

  • 159 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 160 Saving money, wear and tear

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

  • 162 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

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

  • 164 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 165 Penny for the guy

  • 166 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 167 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 168 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 169 Traditions and skills still there

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

  • 171 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 172 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 173 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 174 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 175 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 176

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 177 A bird of their own!

  • 178 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 179 Clovelly custom

  • 180 Puppet characters introduced

  • 181 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 182 Revenge in style

  • 183 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 184 Burnard family reunion

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

  • 186 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 187 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 188 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 189 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 190 What's the time?

  • 191 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 192 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 193 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 194 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 195 Torrington in 1967

  • 196 It really was the 'last time'

  • 197 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 198 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 199 Peter poses for TV film

  • 200 New Post Office

  • 201 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 202 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 203 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 204 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 205 Some mushroom!

  • 206 No sale of Springfield House

  • 207 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 208 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 209

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 210 The Geneva marionettes

  • 211 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 212 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 213 New civic medallions

  • 214 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 215 A man and his wheel

  • 216 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 217 Up-to-date Bideford!

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    New gateway
  • 219 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 220 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 221 Service with a smile

  • 222 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 223 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 224 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 225 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 226 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 227 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 228 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 229 For crying out loud!

  • 230

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 231 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 232 Some 240 exhibits

  • 233

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 234 Private home for public pump

  • 235 The art of the thatcher

  • 236 Centenary of Gazette

  • 237 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 238 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 239 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 240

    Exhibition of school work
  • 241 Bideford regatta

  • 242 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 243 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 244 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 245 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 246 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 247 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 248 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 249 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 250 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 251 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 252 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 253 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 254 Hartland Dancers
  • 255 Police station view of Bideford

  • 256 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 257 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

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

  • 259 All for the love of a lady!

  • 260 By pony and trap to market

  • 261 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 262 When horses score over the tractor

  • 263 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 264 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 265 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 266 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 267 Happy Days!

  • 268 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 269 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 270

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 271 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 272 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 273 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 274 Emergency ferry services

  • 275 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 276 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

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

  • 278 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 279 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 280

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 281 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 282 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 283 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 284 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 285 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 286

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 287 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 288 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 289 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 290 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 291 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 292 Bridging the stream

  • 293 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 294 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 295 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 296

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 297 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 298 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 299

    Married in 1908
  • 300 School crossing patrol begins

  • 301 Devil sent packing

  • 302 Bideford computer stars

  • 303 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 304 Waldon Triplets
  • 305 Parkham plan realised

  • 306 Hartland's invitation

  • 307 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 308

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 309 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 310 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 311 Decontrol of meat

  • 312 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 313 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 314 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 315 Just over a year old

  • 316

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 317 In their new robes and hats

  • 318 Circus comes to town

  • 319

    Was a missionary
  • 320 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 321 Picking the pops

  • 322 A roof-top view - where?

  • 323 New life for Hartland organ

  • 324 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 325 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 326 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 327 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 328 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 329 Finished in 1876

  • 330 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 331 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 332 New choral society's growing response

  • 333 No laughing matter

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

  • 335 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 336 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 337 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 338 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 339 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 340 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 341 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 342

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 343 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 344 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 345 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 346 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 347 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 348 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 349 Pannier Market's future?

  • 350 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 351 Variety in summer weather

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

  • 353 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 354 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 355 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 356

    First prize
  • 357 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 358

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 359 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 360 Out of puff!

  • 361 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 362 113 years at Instow

  • 363 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 364 New look in the hayfields

  • 365 Ships at Bideford

  • 366

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 367 Mobile missionary

  • 368 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 369 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 370 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 371 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 372 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 373 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 374 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 375

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 376 Simple Item 138
  • 377 Filming at Hartland

  • 378 All aboard the ark

  • 379 Northam footballers of the future

  • 380 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 381 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

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

  • 383 From Bobby to Brian

  • 384 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 385 Weare Giffard potato

  • 386 Littleham family's five generations

  • 387 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 388 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 389

    Bidefordians
  • 390 Northam's almshouse

  • 391 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 392 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 393 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 394 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 395 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 396

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 397 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 398 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 399 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 400 Cruising down the river

  • 401 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 402 First ship in 8 years

  • 403 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 404 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 405 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 406 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 407 Not Bideford's answer to the moon rocket!

  • 408

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 409 Off on a great adventure

  • 410 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 411

    Building works
  • 412

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 413 East-the-Water's call for new school

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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  • 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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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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Bonfire and Fireworks Fun at Buckland in 1958

Most of the villagers of Buckland Brewer turned out on Friday night to see a bonfire and fireworks display organised by the village Boys’ Club.

Buckland bonfire 1958

The display, the first of its kind held there, heralded Buckland Brewer’s celebration of National Boys’ Club Week.
A part of the funds raised by clubs all over the country during the week goes to the Boys’ Club General Headquarters, the remainder going to the individual clubs.
Friday’s gathering was held in Mr Percy Heal’s field. A 10 foot bonfire was lit. Members of the Buckland Club gathered material for the bonfire, some given by local farmers and took two afternoons to build it.
At the fireworks display, organised by Rear-Admiral G H Stokes, leader of the Buckland Boys’ Club. members collected among the crown for funds.
A social was held on Saturday night in Buckland Brewer Parish Room and a whist drive was organised at The Glen, home of Rear-Admiral Stokes, on Wednesday. A dance at the Parish Room, tonight will end this year’s boys’ club week for Buckland.

Gazette article dated 31 October 1958

Five New Members For Buckland WI

Five New Members For Buckland WI - 3rd March 1967

3.3.1967 Buckland Brewer WI
 

Five new membes, Mesdames J Hockin, L Blight, S Burt, and Misses M Sines and M Mantell, were welcomed at the monthly meeting of Buckland Brewer W.I.
Mr and Mrs Kemp showed slides on Europe and organised a quiz. They were thanked by Mrs Simpson.
Mrs W Lawrence won the penny bag competition.
Tea hostesses were Mesdames M Blight, W Stoneman, K Cornish, B Brown and C Ashton.

Chosen For Great Britain

Chosen For Great Britain - 5th August 1977

5.8.1977 Buckland Brewer Sarah Woolf
 

Sarah Woolf of Goutisland, Buckland Brewer, has been chosen to ride for Great Britain at the European junior three-day event championships to be held at Fontainbleu in France.
Sarah, the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald Woolf with be riding Mrs Heather Holgate's 'Dubonnet' which has already won when ridden by Mrs Holgate's daughter Virginia three years ago.
Sarah is an Old Girl of Edgehill College.

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