• 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 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 2 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 3

    Was a missionary
  • 4 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 5 Picking the pops

  • 6 Filming at Hartland

  • 7 A bird of their own!

  • 8 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 9

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 10 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 11

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 12 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 13 New look in the hayfields

  • 14 All for the love of a lady!

  • 15 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 16 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 17 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 18 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 19 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 20 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 21 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 22

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 23 Decontrol of meat

  • 24 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 25 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 26 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 27 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 28 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 29 Buckland goes to County Show

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

  • 31 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 32 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 33 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 34 New shipyard on schedule

  • 35 Artisans' Club

  • 36 School crossing patrol begins

  • 37 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 38 Torrington's new amenity

  • 39

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 40 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 41 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 42 Some mushroom!

  • 43

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 44 Out of puff!

  • 45 Northam's almshouse

  • 46 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 47 Happy Days!

  • 48 Emergency ferry services

  • 49 Bridging the stream

  • 50 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 51 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 52 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 53 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 54 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 55 Colour TV salesman at eight

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

  • 57 Pannier Market's future?

  • 58 It really was the 'last time'

  • 59 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 60 When horses score over the tractor

  • 61 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 62 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 63 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 64 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 65 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 66 Hartland's invitation

  • 67 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 68 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 69 Devil sent packing

  • 70 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 71 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 72 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

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

  • 74 The art of the thatcher

  • 75 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 76 Picking the pops

  • 77 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 78 Recognise this resort?

  • 79 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 80 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 81 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 82 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 83 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 84

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 85 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 86 Last train from Torrington

  • 87 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 88 Jumble sale fever

  • 89 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 90 Bideford Bridge re-opens

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

  • 92 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 93 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 94 North Devon Driving School

  • 95 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 96 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 97

    New gateway
  • 98 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 99 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

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

  • 101

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 102 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 103 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 104 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 105 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 106 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 107 Appledore's largest

  • 108 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 109 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 110 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 111 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 112 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 113 Littleham family's five generations

  • 114 School's link with cargo ship

  • 115 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 116 Torrington children build igloo
  • 117 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 118 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 119 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 120 Torrington in 1967

  • 121 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 122 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 123 Service with a smile

  • 124 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 125 Ships at Bideford

  • 126

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 127 A roof-top view - where?

  • 128 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 129

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

  • 131 Warmington's garage ad

  • 132 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 133

    Bidefordians
  • 134 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 135 Private home for public pump

  • 136 A lost Bideford 'island'

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

  • 138 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 139 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 140 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 141

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 142 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 143 New addition to Quay front

  • 144 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 145 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 146 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 147 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 148 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 149 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 150 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 151 Life begins at 80

  • 152 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 153 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 154 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 155 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 156 They are parted pro-tem

  • 157

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 158 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 159 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 160 A man and his wheel

  • 161 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

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

  • 163 In their new robes and hats

  • 164 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 165 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 166 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 167 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 168 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 169 Down at the dump something stirs

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

  • 171 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 172 Hartland Dancers
  • 173 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 174 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 175 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 176 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 177 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 178 The cab at the corner>
  • 179 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 180 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 181

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 182 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 183 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 184 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 185 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 186 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 187 New Lundy stamps

  • 188 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 189 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 190 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 191 Capers on the cobbles

  • 192

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 193 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 194 Modern living at Bideford

  • 195 New life for Hartland organ

  • 196 He beat the floods

  • 197 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 198 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 199 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 200 New choral society's growing response

  • 201 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 202 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 203 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 204 Mobile missionary

  • 205

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 206 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 207

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 208 End of the line

  • 209 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 210 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 211 Circus comes to town

  • 212 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 213 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 214 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 215 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 216 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 217 Simple Item 138
  • 218 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 219 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 220 Clovelly nightmare

  • 221 Parkham plan realised

  • 222 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 223 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 224 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 225 Reed threshing 'putting the clock back' at Weare Giffard

  • 226 Northam footballers of the future

  • 227 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 228 Some 240 exhibits

  • 229 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 230 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 231 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 232 No sale of Springfield House

  • 233 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 234 Finished in 1876

  • 235 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 236 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 237 Burnard family reunion

  • 238 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 239 From Bobby to Brian

  • 240

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 241 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

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

  • 243

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 244 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 245 The Geneva marionettes

  • 246

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 247 113 years at Instow

  • 248 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 249 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 250 New Post Office

  • 251 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 252 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 253 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 254 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 255 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 256 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 257 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 258 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 259 So this is the mainland!

  • 260 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 261 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 262 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 263 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 264 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 265 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 266

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 267 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 268 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 269

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 270

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 271 What's the time?

  • 272 No laughing matter

  • 273 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 274 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 275 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 276 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 277 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 278 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 279 Clovelly custom

  • 280 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 281 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 282 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 283 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 284 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 285 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 286 A story to tell!

  • 287 Centenary of Gazette

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

  • 289 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 290 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 291 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 292 Revenge in style

  • 293 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 294 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 295 Six footed lamb

  • 296 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 297 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 298 Weare Giffard potato

  • 299 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 300 Penny for the guy

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    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 302 All aboard the ark

  • 303 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 304 Sight of a lifetime

  • 305

    Relatives all over the world
  • 306 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 307 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 308 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 309 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 310 For crying out loud!

  • 311 Designed and made in Bideford

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

  • 313 Bideford regatta

  • 314 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 315 Twenty-one yachts

  • 316

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 317 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 318 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 319 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 320 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 321 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 322 Can spring be far away?

  • 323 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 324 By pony and trap to market

  • 325 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 326 Police station view of Bideford

  • 327 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 328 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 329 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 330 Ten year old scrambler

  • 331 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 332 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 333 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 334 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 335 Hartland postman retires

  • 336 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

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    Building works
  • 338 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 339 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 340 Off on a great adventure

  • 341 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 342 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 343 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 344 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 345

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 346 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 347

    Married in 1908
  • 348 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 349 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 350 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 351 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 352 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 353 First ship in 8 years

  • 354 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 355 Loads of black and white

  • 356 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 357

    Exhibition of school work
  • 358 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 359 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 360 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 361 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 362 Cruising down the river

  • 363 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 364 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 365 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 366 Riverside mystery

  • 367 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 368 Just over a year old

  • 369 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 370 Traditions and skills still there

  • 371 Bideford computer stars

  • 372 Puppet characters introduced

  • 373 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 374 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 375 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 376 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 377 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 378 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 379 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 380 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 381 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 382 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 383 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 384 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 385 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 386 Down at the 'Donkey House'

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

  • 388 Peter poses for TV film

  • 389 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 390 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 391 River scenes that enchant the visitors

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

  • 393 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 394 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 395 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 396 Bideford loses training ship

  • 397 Waldon Triplets
  • 398 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 399 New art gallery opened

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    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 401 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 402

    First prize
  • 403 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 404 Variety in summer weather

  • 405 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 406 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 407 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 408 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 409 New civic medallions

  • 410 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 411 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 412 Sweets derationing

  • 413 Ship-in-bottle world record

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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Conifers are planted at Instow

These children of Instow County Primary School watching the planting of some of the 150 trees given by one of the school managers, Mr W R Yeo, will have put their schooldays behind them by the time the conifers have grown to any appreciable size.

Instow School and trees November 1973

The trees will not only enhance the appearance of the school playing field, but act as a welcome windbreak from the Atlantic storms.

Reprieve for Instow home 5th December 1980

Reprieve for Instow home 5th December 1980

reprieve for instow homeBattle to keep open the Andrew Home for the Blind at Instow has been won - for the time being at least.

The home, which at present has seven resident patients, faces closure because of rising costs.

Over the last 10 years a total of 4,000 people, from different parts of the country have stayed at the home.  Major Terence Corkery, chairman of the Devon County Association for the Blind, said: "We were going to have to close down Andrew Home for the Blind because of the cost of heating and wages.

Lights not gates at Instow railway crossing 12th January 1979

Lights not gates at Instow railway crossing 12th January 1979

lights not gates at Instow Railway CrossingLevel crossing gates at Instow on the Bideford-Barnstaple railway line will disappear when barriers operating in conjunction with flashing red warning lights will be installed.

 

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