• 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 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 2 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 3 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 4 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 5 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 6 Revenge in style

  • 7

    Building works
  • 8 Hartland's invitation

  • 9 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 10

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 11 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 12

    Bidefordians
  • 13 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

  • 14 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 15 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 16 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 17 No sale of Springfield House

  • 18 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 19 Simple Item 138
  • 20 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 21 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 22 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 23 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 24 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 25 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 26 Happy Days!

  • 27 Variety in summer weather

  • 28 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 29 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 30 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 31 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 32 What's the time?

  • 33 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 34 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 35 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 36 When horses score over the tractor

  • 37 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 38 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 39 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 40

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 41 Picking the pops

  • 42 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 43 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 44 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 45 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 46 Photo of town's first car wins prize

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

  • 48 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 49 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 50 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 51 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 52

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 53 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 54 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 55 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 56 Bideford computer stars

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

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

  • 59 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 60 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 61 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 62 Torrington in 1967

  • 63 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 64 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 65 Cruising down the river

  • 66 The art of the thatcher

  • 67 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 68 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 69

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 70 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 71 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 72 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 73 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 74 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 75 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 76 Clovelly nightmare

  • 77 Puppet characters introduced

  • 78 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 79 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 80

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 81 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 82

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 83 Private home for public pump

  • 84

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 85 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 86 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 87

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 88 Service with a smile

  • 89 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 90 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 91 Penny for the guy

  • 92 From Bobby to Brian

  • 93 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 94 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 95 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 96 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 97 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 98 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 99 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 100 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 101 Just over a year old

  • 102 In their new robes and hats

  • 103 No laughing matter

  • 104 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 105 Sweets derationing

  • 106

    Married in 1908
  • 107 Northam footballers of the future

  • 108 New addition to Quay front

  • 109 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 110 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 111 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 112 New civic medallions

  • 113 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 114 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 115 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 116 Hartland Dancers
  • 117 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 118 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 119 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 120 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 121 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 122 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 123 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 124 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 125 Traditions and skills still there

  • 126 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 127 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 128 Northam's almshouse

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

  • 130

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 131 School's link with cargo ship

  • 132 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 133 Jumble sale fever

  • 134 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 135 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 136 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 137 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 138 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 139 A roof-top view - where?

  • 140 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 141

    First prize
  • 142 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 143 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 144 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 145 Modern living at Bideford

  • 146 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 147 Parkham plan realised

  • 148 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 149 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 150 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 151 A bird of their own!

  • 152 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 153

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 154 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 155 He beat the floods

  • 156

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 157 So this is the mainland!

  • 158 The cab at the corner>
  • 159 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 160 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 161

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 162 Pannier Market's future?

  • 163 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 164 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 165 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 166 It really was the 'last time'

  • 167 Weare Giffard potato

  • 168 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 169 New Lundy stamps

  • 170 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 171 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 172 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 173

    Exhibition of school work
  • 174 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 175 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 176 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 177 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 178 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 179 Some mushroom!

  • 180 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 181 The Geneva marionettes

  • 182 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 183

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 184 Clovelly custom

  • 185

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 186 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 187 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 188 First ship in 8 years

  • 189 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 190 Some 240 exhibits

  • 191 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 192 Devil sent packing

  • 193 Bideford regatta

  • 194 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 195 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

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

  • 197 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 198 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 199 Centenary of Gazette

  • 200 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 201 Life begins at 80

  • 202 Circus comes to town

  • 203 Loads of black and white

  • 204

    Relatives all over the world
  • 205 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

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

  • 207 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 208 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 209 Waldon Triplets
  • 210 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 211 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 212 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 213 Littleham family's five generations

  • 214 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 215 Riverside mystery

  • 216 A man and his wheel

  • 217 They are parted pro-tem

  • 218 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 219 New life for Hartland organ

  • 220 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 221 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 222 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 223 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 224 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 225 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 226 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 227 Finished in 1876

  • 228 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 229 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 230 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 231 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 232 Sight of a lifetime

  • 233 Peter poses for TV film

  • 234 New shipyard on schedule

  • 235 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 236 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 237 Police station view of Bideford

  • 238 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 239 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 240 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 241 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 242 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 243 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 244 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 245 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 246 School crossing patrol begins

  • 247

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 248 Ten year old scrambler

  • 249 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 250 Torrington's new amenity

  • 251 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 252 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 253

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 254 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 255 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 256 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 257 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 258 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 259 New Estate's view of estuary activities

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

  • 261 Ships at Bideford

  • 262 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 263 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

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

  • 265

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 266 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 267 Torrington children build igloo
  • 268 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 269 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 270 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 271 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 272 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 273 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 274 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 275 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

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

  • 277

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

  • 279 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 280 Last train from Torrington

  • 281 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 282 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 283 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 284 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 285 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 286 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 287 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 288 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 289 Clovelly donkey film star

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

  • 291 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 292 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 293 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 294 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 295 Capers on the cobbles

  • 296

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 297 Bideford loses training ship

  • 298 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 299 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 300 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 301 Out of puff!

  • 302 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 303 By pony and trap to market

  • 304 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 305

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 306 Artisans' Club

  • 307 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 308 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 309 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 310 New choral society's growing response

  • 311 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 312 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 313 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 314 Burnard family reunion

  • 315 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 316 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 317 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 318 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 319

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 320 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 321 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 322 Can spring be far away?

  • 323 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 324 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 325 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 326 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 327 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 328 Twenty-one yachts

  • 329

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 330 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 331 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 332 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 333 End of the line

  • 334 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 335 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 336 All for the love of a lady!

  • 337 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 338 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 339 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 340

    Was a missionary
  • 341 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 342 Mobile missionary

  • 343 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 344 Recognise this resort?

  • 345 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 346 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 347 New look in the hayfields

  • 348 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 349

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 350 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 351 Emergency ferry services

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

  • 353 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 354 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 355 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 356 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 357 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 358 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 359 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 360 All aboard the ark

  • 361 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 362 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 363 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 364 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 365 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 366 Hartland postman retires

  • 367 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 368 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 369 Six footed lamb

  • 370 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 371 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 372 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 373

    New gateway
  • 374 Bridging the stream

  • 375 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 376 Warmington's garage ad

  • 377 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 378 Picking the pops

  • 379 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 380 North Devon Driving School

  • 381 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 382 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 383 Off on a great adventure

  • 384 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 385 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 386 Appledore's largest

  • 387 A story to tell!

  • 388 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 389 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 390 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 391 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 392 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

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

  • 394 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 395 Filming at Hartland

  • 396 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 397 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 398 Decontrol of meat

  • 399 113 years at Instow

  • 400 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 401 New Post Office

  • 402 For crying out loud!

  • 403 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 404 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 405 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 406 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

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

  • 408

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 409 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 410 New art gallery opened

  • 411 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 412 They never miss a game at Torrington

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    Birgitta Whittaker
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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Montagu Plaque Gift At Appledore

Montagu Plaque Gift At Appledore - 23rd June 1967

23.6.1967 Montagu plaque Lundy
23.6.1967 Montagu plaque Lundy1
26.5.1967 Montagu Lundy
 

A plaque from the battleship HMS Montagu which was wrecked on Lundy in 1906 was presented to St Mary's Church, Appledore, for safe keeping. It was presented by Captain Nelson Clover, RN, retired, now 80, who was midshipman on the Montaue when she ran aground. Accompanying him (in the photograph) is Rev Gilber Molesworthy of Berrimans, Northam, to whom he originally gave the plaque and who suggested it should find a home in Appledore Parish Church.
A letter from Lord Montagu of Beaulieu said 'I was terribly interested to hear of the plans to present the plaque in Appledore Church.'
Among those at the service were Captain T N Masterman, Captain H L Morgan and Dr Desmond Valentine (secretary of the Appledore RNLI) and Col E C Pine-Coffin of Northam whose family home is Portledge.

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