• 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 Hartland's invitation

  • 2 Up-to-date Bideford!

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    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 4 North Devon Driving School

  • 5 Revenge in style

  • 6 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 7 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 8 Clovelly nightmare

  • 9 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 10 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 11

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 12 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 13 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 14 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 15 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 16 So this is the mainland!

  • 17 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 18 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 19 Six footed lamb

  • 20 Clovelly custom

  • 21

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 22 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 23 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 24

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 25 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 26 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

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

  • 28 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 29 Penny for the guy

  • 30 Sweet success at Langtree School

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

  • 32 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 33 School's link with cargo ship

  • 34

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 35

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 36 Picking the pops

  • 37 Appledore's largest

  • 38 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 39

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 40 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 41 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 42 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 43 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 44 Variety in summer weather

  • 45 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 46 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 47

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 48 Peter poses for TV film

  • 49 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 50 Ships at Bideford

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

  • 52 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 53 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 54 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 55 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 56 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 57 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 58 Happy Days!

  • 59 End of the line

  • 60 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 61 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 62 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 63

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 64 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 65 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 66

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 67 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 68 No sale of Springfield House

  • 69 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 70

    New gateway
  • 71 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 72 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 73 For crying out loud!

  • 74 Decontrol of meat

  • 75 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 76 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 77 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 78 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 79 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 80 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 81 Finished in 1876

  • 82 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 83 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 84

    Married in 1908
  • 85 Traditions and skills still there

  • 86 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 87 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 88 Hartland Dancers
  • 89 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 90 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 91 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 92 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 93 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 94 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 95 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 96 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 97 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 98 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 99 Twenty-one yachts

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    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 101 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 102 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 103 When horses score over the tractor

  • 104 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 105 113 years at Instow

  • 106 Can spring be far away?

  • 107 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 108 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 109

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 110 He beat the floods

  • 111 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 112 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 113 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 114 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

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

  • 116 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 117 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 118 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 119 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 120 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 121 By pony and trap to market

  • 122 A man and his wheel

  • 123 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 124 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 125 Bideford computer stars

  • 126 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 127 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 128 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 129 Bideford regatta

  • 130 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 131 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 132

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 133 New life for Hartland organ

  • 134 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 135 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 136 All for the love of a lady!

  • 137 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 138 The Geneva marionettes

  • 139 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 140 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 141 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 142 Torrington's new amenity

  • 143 Out of puff!

  • 144 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 145 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 146

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 147 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 148

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 149 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 150 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 151 Last train from Torrington

  • 152 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 153 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 154 Littleham family's five generations

  • 155

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 156 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 157 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 158

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 159 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 160

    Bidefordians
  • 161 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 162 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

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

  • 164 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 165 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 166 New look in the hayfields

  • 167 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 168 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 169 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 170 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 171 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 172 New shipyard on schedule

  • 173 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 174 It really was the 'last time'

  • 175 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 176 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 177 No ancient Grecian temple this

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

  • 179 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 180 Recognise this resort?

  • 181 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 182 New choral society's growing response

  • 183 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 184 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 185 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 186 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 187 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 188 In their new robes and hats

  • 189 Service with a smile

  • 190 New addition to Quay front

  • 191 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 192 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 193 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 194 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 195 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 196 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 197 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 198 All aboard the ark

  • 199

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 200 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 201 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 202 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 203 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 204 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 205

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 206 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 207 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 208 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 209 Pannier Market's future?

  • 210 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 211 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 212

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 213 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 214 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

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

  • 216

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 217 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 218 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 219 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 220 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 221 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

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

  • 223 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 224 Life begins at 80

  • 225 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 226 Sight of a lifetime

  • 227 Loads of black and white

  • 228 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 229 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 230 New civic medallions

  • 231 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 232 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 233 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 234 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 235 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 236 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 237 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 238 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 239 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 240 Some 240 exhibits

  • 241 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 242 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 243 Police station view of Bideford

  • 244 Ten year old scrambler

  • 245 The art of the thatcher

  • 246 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 247 Hartland postman retires

  • 248 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 249 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 250 Bideford - as Rowlandson saw it about 1810-15

  • 251 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 252 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 253 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 254 Picking the pops

  • 255 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 256 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 257 School crossing patrol begins

  • 258 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 259 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 260

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 261 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 262 Centenary of Gazette

  • 263 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

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

  • 265 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 266 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 267 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 268 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 269 Bridging the stream

  • 270 Warmington's garage ad

  • 271 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 272 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 273 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 274 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 275 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 276 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 277 Bideford loses training ship

  • 278 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 279 Northam's almshouse

  • 280 A roof-top view - where?

  • 281 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 282 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 283 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 284 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 285 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 286 They are parted pro-tem

  • 287 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 288 Off on a great adventure

  • 289 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 290 Weare Giffard potato

  • 291 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 292 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 293 No laughing matter

  • 294 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 295 Some mushroom!

  • 296

    First prize
  • 297 Simple Item 138
  • 298

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 299 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 300 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 301 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 302 Burnard family reunion

  • 303 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 304 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 305

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 306

    Relatives all over the world
  • 307

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 308 First ship in 8 years

  • 309 What's the time?

  • 310 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 311 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 312

    Building works
  • 313 Mobile missionary

  • 314 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 315 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 316 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 317 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 318 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 319 Waldon Triplets
  • 320 Parkham plan realised

  • 321 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 322 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 323 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 324 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 325 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 326 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 327 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 328 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 329 Circus comes to town

  • 330 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 331 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 332 New Lundy stamps

  • 333 Puppet characters introduced

  • 334 Just over a year old

  • 335 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 336 Torrington in 1967

  • 337 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 338 Jumble sale fever

  • 339 Riverside mystery

  • 340 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 341 A bird of their own!

  • 342 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 343 Torrington children build igloo
  • 344 Artisans' Club

  • 345 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 346 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 347 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 348 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 349 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 350 Getting up steam for tomorrow

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

  • 352 Capers on the cobbles

  • 353 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 354 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 355 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 356 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

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    Was a missionary
  • 358 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 359 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 360 Private home for public pump

  • 361 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 362 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 363 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 364 New art gallery opened

  • 365 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 366 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 367 Devil sent packing

  • 368 Cruising down the river

  • 369 New Post Office

  • 370 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 371 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 372 Modern living at Bideford

  • 373 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 374 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 375 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 376 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 377 A story to tell!

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

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    Exhibition of school work
  • 380 Northam footballers of the future

  • 381 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 382 Emergency ferry services

  • 383 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 384 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 385 Success to Festival of the Arts

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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  • 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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  • 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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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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