• 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 Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 2 Warmington's garage ad

  • 3 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 4 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 5 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 6 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 7 Off on a great adventure

  • 8 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 9 New Post Office

  • 10 All for the love of a lady!

  • 11 Bridging the stream

  • 12 New life for Hartland organ

  • 13 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 14 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 15 School crossing patrol begins

  • 16 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 17 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 18 Picking the pops

  • 19

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 20

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 21 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 22 New shipyard on schedule

  • 23 Picking the pops

  • 24 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 25 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 26 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 27 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 28 End of the line

  • 29

    Was a missionary
  • 30

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 31 Burnard family reunion

  • 32 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 33 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 34 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 35 Sweets derationing

  • 36 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 37 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 38 Peter poses for TV film

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

  • 40 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 41

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 42 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 43 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 44 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 45 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 46 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 47 Centenary of Gazette

  • 48 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 49

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 50 Ships at Bideford

  • 51 Artisans' Club

  • 52 Private home for public pump

  • 53 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 54 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 55

    New gateway
  • 56

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 57 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 58 So this is the mainland!

  • 59 Happy Days!

  • 60 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 61 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 62 Simple Item 138
  • 63 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 64 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 65 Bideford loses training ship

  • 66 Can spring be far away?

  • 67 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 68 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 69 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 70 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 71 Cruising down the river

  • 72 North Devon Driving School

  • 73

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 74

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 75 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 76 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 77 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 78 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 79 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 80 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 81 He beat the floods

  • 82

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 83 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 84 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 85

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 86 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 87 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 88 New Lundy stamps

  • 89 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 90 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 91 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 92 Last train from Torrington

  • 93 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 94 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 95 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 96 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 97 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 98 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 99 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 100 Waldon Triplets
  • 101 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 102 No sale of Springfield House

  • 103 Recognise this resort?

  • 104 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 105 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 106 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 107 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

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

  • 109 School's link with cargo ship

  • 110 Emergency ferry services

  • 111 Jumble sale fever

  • 112 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 113 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 114 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 115 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 116 Torrington's new amenity

  • 117 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 118 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 119 Wishing well is pixielated

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

  • 121 First ship in 8 years

  • 122 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 123 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 124 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 125 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 126 New addition to Quay front

  • 127 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 128 Mobile missionary

  • 129 Some 240 exhibits

  • 130 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 131 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 132 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 133 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 134 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 135 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 136 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 137 New art gallery opened

  • 138 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 139 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 140 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 141 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 142 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 143 Twenty-one yachts

  • 144 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 145 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 146 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 147 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 148 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 149 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

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

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

  • 152 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 153

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 154 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 155 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 156 Riverside mystery

  • 157 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 158 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 159 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 160 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 161 Torrington in 1967

  • 162 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 163 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

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

  • 165 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 166 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 167 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 168 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 169 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 170 Police station view of Bideford

  • 171 It really was the 'last time'

  • 172 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 173 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 174 Bideford computer stars

  • 175 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 176 Parkham plan realised

  • 177 The cab at the corner>
  • 178 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 179 Littleham family's five generations

  • 180 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 181 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 182 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 183 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 184 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 185 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 186 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 187 Torrington children build igloo
  • 188 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 189 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 190 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 191 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 192 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 193 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 194 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 195

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 196 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 197 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 198 Revived market off to splendid start

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

  • 200 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 201 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 202 No laughing matter

  • 203 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 204 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 205 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 206 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 207 Out of puff!

  • 208 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 209 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 210 Some mushroom!

  • 211 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 212 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 213 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 214 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 215 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 216

    First prize
  • 217 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 218 Sight of a lifetime

  • 219 Filming at Hartland

  • 220 Clovelly nightmare

  • 221 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 222 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 223 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 224

    Building works
  • 225 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 226

    Exhibition of school work
  • 227 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 228 New look in the hayfields

  • 229 113 years at Instow

  • 230 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 231 New civic medallions

  • 232 The art of the thatcher

  • 233 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 234 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 235 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 236 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 237 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 238 River scenes that enchant the visitors

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

  • 240 Northam's almshouse

  • 241 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 242 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 243

    Relatives all over the world
  • 244 Puppet characters introduced

  • 245 Six footed lamb

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

  • 247 What's the time?

  • 248 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 249 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 250 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 251 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 252 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 253 Ten year old scrambler

  • 254 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 255 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 256 Decontrol of meat

  • 257 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 258 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 259 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 260 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 261 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 262 A roof-top view - where?

  • 263 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 264 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 265 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 266 Clovelly custom

  • 267 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

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

  • 269 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 270 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 271 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 272 In their new robes and hats

  • 273 Traditions and skills still there

  • 274 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 275

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 276 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 277

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 278 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 279 Just over a year old

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

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    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 282 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 283 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 284 A bird of their own!

  • 285 By pony and trap to market

  • 286 Pannier Market's future?

  • 287 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 288 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 289 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 290 Appledore's largest

  • 291 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 292 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 293 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 294 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 295 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 296 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 297 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 298 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 299 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 300 For crying out loud!

  • 301 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 302 Variety in summer weather

  • 303 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 304 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 305 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 306 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 307 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 308 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 309 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 310 Penny for the guy

  • 311 When horses score over the tractor

  • 312

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 313 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 314

    Bidefordians
  • 315 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 316 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 317 Capers on the cobbles

  • 318 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 319 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 320 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 321 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 322 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 323 New choral society's growing response

  • 324

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 325 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 326 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 327 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 328 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 329 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 330 From Bobby to Brian

  • 331

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 332 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 333 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 334

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

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

  • 337 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 338 Weare Giffard potato

  • 339 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 340 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 341 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 342 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 343 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 344 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 345

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 346 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 347 They are parted pro-tem

  • 348 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 349 Hartland postman retires

  • 350 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 351 A story to tell!

  • 352 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 353 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 354 Circus comes to town

  • 355 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 356 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 357 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 358 Modern living at Bideford

  • 359

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 360 The Geneva marionettes

  • 361 Bideford regatta

  • 362 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 363 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 364 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 365 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 366 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 367 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 368 Service with a smile

  • 369 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 370 Devil sent packing

  • 371 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 372 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 373 Life begins at 80

  • 374 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 375 Bideford - as Rowlandson saw it about 1810-15

  • 376 Loads of black and white

  • 377

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 378 Revenge in style

  • 379 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 380 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 381 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 382 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 383 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 384 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 385 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 386 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 387 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 388 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 389 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 390 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 391 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 392

    Married in 1908
  • 393 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 394 A man and his wheel

  • 395 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 396 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 397 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 398

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 399 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 400 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 401 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 402

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 403 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 404 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 405 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 406 Hartland's invitation

  • 407 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 408 Finished in 1876

  • 409

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 410 Hartland Dancers
  • 411 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 412 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 413 Northam footballers of the future

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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Frithelstock Wedding

 The wedding has taken place at Frithelstock Parish Church of Miss Lena Gerry, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W Gerry, School House, Frithelstock, to L Cpl Sidney F C Adams, Royal Military Police, only son of Mr and Mrs S R Adams, Rakeham Cottages, Frithelstock.

12.8.1955 Frithelstock wedding Gerry Adams

The Vicar, Rev A C Hunt, officiated and Mrs W Dawe was at the organ. Five bridesmaids attended the bride. The chief bridesmaid was Miss Violet Lock. The four small attendants were the Misses Elizabeth Bond, Irene Heal, Judith Adams and Margaret Bond. Sergt W R Adams was best man and the ushers were Mr Keith Gerry and Mr Kenneth Adams.

A reception was held in the Church Hall and was attended by 90 guests. Mr and Mrs S Adams left later for Torquay for their honeymoon, for which a cheque was received from the bride’s employer, Mr W G Bond.

The full Gazette article is dated 12 August 1955

Frithelstock Achievement

Hall paid for and has credit balance

25.5.1962 Frithelstock Hall

Frithelstock Village Hall Committee are now ‘sitting comfortably’ as far as finance is concerned. Thanks to a highly successful fete to mark the hall’s first anniversary, the committee have been able to pay off all the outstanding amounts and now have a credit balance of nearly £150.
Total cost of the new hall (formerly the school) was £2,830, towards which a grant of 50% of the initial cost was received.
During last winter various activities raised £300, and the committee, for Saturday week’s anniversary, suggested a target of £150, but the generosity of parishioners was more than noticeable – at the end of the day £290 13s was in the kitty.
Chairman of the village hall committee, Mr J Allin, explained that £635 had been on loan free of interest from people in the parish. All had now been repaid.
The anniversary was opened by Mrs M C Sanders of Orleigh Mills. She was presented with a bouquet by Sarah Woolf.
Among items of interest were skittling for prizes, pony rides and an auction.
Skittles were: Mr Bernard Heal (Langtree); Mr A Adams (Frithelstock); Mr A Hearn (Frithelstock).
The local WI served 150 teas.
A dance later in the hall raised £31.


Gazette article dated 25 May 1962

Frithelstock Youth Club

Frithelstock Youth Club celebrated its second anniversary with a party and here, surrounded by members, Miss Jean Daniels is seen cutting the two-candle cake, which she made.

5.4.1963 Frithelstock

Principal organiser of the evening was the hon. secretary Mr Roger Hunkin.
Gazette article dated 5 April 1963

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