• 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 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

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    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 3 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 4 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 5 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 6

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 7 Cruising down the river

  • 8 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 9 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

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

  • 11 Picking the pops

  • 12 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 13 Centenary of Gazette

  • 14 Some mushroom!

  • 15 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 16 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 17 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 18 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

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

  • 20 Parkham plan realised

  • 21 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 22 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 23 Recognise this resort?

  • 24 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 25 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 26 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 27 Capers on the cobbles

  • 28 A man and his wheel

  • 29 Simple Item 138
  • 30 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 31 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 32 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 33 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 34 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 35

    Building works
  • 36 Variety in summer weather

  • 37 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 38

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 39 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 40 Bicycle now does donkey work

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

  • 42 By pony and trap to market

  • 43 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 44

    New gateway
  • 45 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 46 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 47 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 48 Riverside mystery

  • 49 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 50 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 51 All aboard the ark

  • 52 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 53 Artisans' Club

  • 54 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 55 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 56 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 57 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 58 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 59 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 60 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 61 Filming at Hartland

  • 62 Bridging the stream

  • 63 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 64 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 65 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 66 Modern living at Bideford

  • 67 For crying out loud!

  • 68 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 69 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 70 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 71 Just over a year old

  • 72 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 73 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 74

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 75 Waldon Triplets
  • 76 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 77 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 78 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 79 Private home for public pump

  • 80 Floral dancing at Appledore

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

  • 82 Twenty-one yachts

  • 83 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 84 Revenge in style

  • 85 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 86 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 87 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 88 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 89

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 90 No laughing matter

  • 91 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 92 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 93 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 94 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 95 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 96 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

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

  • 98 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 99 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 100 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 101 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 102 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 103 So this is the mainland!

  • 104 The art of the thatcher

  • 105 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 106 New addition to Quay front

  • 107 Service with a smile

  • 108 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 109 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 110

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 111 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 112 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 113 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 114 Devil sent packing

  • 115 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 116 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 117 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 118 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 119 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 120 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 121 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 122 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 123 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 124 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 125 They are parted pro-tem

  • 126 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 127 Hartland's invitation

  • 128 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 129 When horses score over the tractor

  • 130 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 131 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 132 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 133 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 134 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 135 Peter poses for TV film

  • 136 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 137

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 138 Grenville House for Bideford R.D.C.

  • 139 Picking the pops

  • 140 New life for Hartland organ

  • 141 New civic medallions

  • 142 Off on a great adventure

  • 143 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 144 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 145 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 146 Northam's almshouse

  • 147 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 148 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 149 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 150 Penny for the guy

  • 151 113 years at Instow

  • 152

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 153 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 154 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 155 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 156

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 157 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 158 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 159 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 160 Life begins at 80

  • 161 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 162 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 163 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 164 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 165 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 166 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

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

  • 168 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 169 A roof-top view - where?

  • 170 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 171 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 172 Appledore's largest

  • 173 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 174 School crossing patrol begins

  • 175 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 176 The cab at the corner>
  • 177 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 178 Emergency ferry services

  • 179 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 180 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 181 Six footed lamb

  • 182 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 183 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 184 Ten year old scrambler

  • 185 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 186 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 187 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 188 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 189 Sweets derationing

  • 190 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 191 Can spring be far away?

  • 192 School's link with cargo ship

  • 193 Puppet characters introduced

  • 194 Bideford regatta

  • 195

    Exhibition of school work
  • 196 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 197 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

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

  • 199 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 200 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 201 Sight of a lifetime

  • 202 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 203 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 204 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 205 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 206 Littleham family's five generations

  • 207 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 208 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 209 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 210 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 211 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 212 Hartland postman retires

  • 213 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 214 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 215 Circus comes to town

  • 216 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 217 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 218 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 219 Torrington children build igloo
  • 220 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 221 Warmington's garage ad

  • 222 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 223 Some 240 exhibits

  • 224 From Bobby to Brian

  • 225 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 226

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 227 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 228 Traditions and skills still there

  • 229 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 230

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 231

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 232 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 233 One of the luckier farmers in getting in the problem harvest

  • 234 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 235

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 236 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 237 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 238 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 239 Jumble sale fever

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    Cadets are given certificates
  • 241 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 242 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 243 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 244 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 245 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 246 Clovelly custom

  • 247 All for the love of a lady!

  • 248 Hartland Dancers
  • 249 Diamond Jubilee of St Peter's Church, East-the-Water

  • 250 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 251 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 252 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 253 Police station view of Bideford

  • 254 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 255 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 256 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 257

    Bidefordians
  • 258 Getting up steam for tomorrow

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

  • 260 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 261 Torrington's new amenity

  • 262 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 263 Loads of black and white

  • 264 Happy Days!

  • 265 It really was the 'last time'

  • 266 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 267

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 268 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 269 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 270 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 271 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 272 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 273 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 274 What's the time?

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    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 276 Mobile missionary

  • 277 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 278 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 279 Sailing to victory at Appledore

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

  • 281 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 282 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 283

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 284 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 285

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 286 Clovelly nightmare

  • 287 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 288 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 289 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 290 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 291 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 292 Bideford computer stars

  • 293 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 294 Burnard family reunion

  • 295 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 296 Northam footballers of the future

  • 297 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 298 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 299 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 300 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 301

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 302 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 303 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 304

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 305 New Post Office

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

  • 307 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 308 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 309 Decontrol of meat

  • 310 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 311 Bideford loses training ship

  • 312 The Geneva marionettes

  • 313 Afternoon tea in the park

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    Relatives all over the world
  • 315 Not Bideford's answer to the moon rocket!

  • 316 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 317 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 318 New Lundy stamps

  • 319 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 320 Out of puff!

  • 321 No sale of Springfield House

  • 322 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 323 Ships at Bideford

  • 324 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 325 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 326 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 327 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 328

    Was a missionary
  • 329 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 330 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 331 New art gallery opened

  • 332 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 333 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 334 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 335 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 336 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 337 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 338 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 339 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 340 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 341 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 342

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 343 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 344 Weare Giffard potato

  • 345 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 346

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 347 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 348 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 349 In their new robes and hats

  • 350 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 351 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 352 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 353 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

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    Married in 1908
  • 355 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 356 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 357 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 358 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 359 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 360 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 361 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

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    First prize
  • 363 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 364 End of the line

  • 365 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 366 A story to tell!

  • 367 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 368 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 369 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 370 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 371 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 372 New look in the hayfields

  • 373 No ancient Grecian temple this

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    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 375 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 376 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 377 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 378 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 379 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 380 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 381 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 382 North Devon Driving School

  • 383 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 384 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 385 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 386 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 387 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 388 A bird of their own!

  • 389 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 390 Mural in the whimsical fashion

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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 392 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 393 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 394 Last train from Torrington

  • 395 New shipyard on schedule

  • 396 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 397 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 398

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 399 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 400 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 401 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 402 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 403 He beat the floods

  • 404 New choral society's growing response

  • 405 Finished in 1876

  • 406 Torrington in 1967

  • 407 Pannier Market's future?

  • 408 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 409 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 410 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 411 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 412 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 413 First ship in 8 years

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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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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