• 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 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 2 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 3 A story to tell!

  • 4 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 5 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 6 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 7 Mobile missionary

  • 8 He beat the floods

  • 9 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 10 Torrington children build igloo
  • 11 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 12 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 13

    Building works
  • 14 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 15 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 16

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 17 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 18 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 19 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 20 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 21 Ships at Bideford

  • 22 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 23 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 24 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 25 Torrington in 1967

  • 26 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 27 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 28 Waldon Triplets
  • 29 Clovelly custom

  • 30 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 31 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 32 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 33 Finished in 1876

  • 34 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 35 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 36 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 37 School's link with cargo ship

  • 38 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 39 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 40 Simple Item 138
  • 41 New look in the hayfields

  • 42 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 43 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 44 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 45 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 46 No laughing matter

  • 47 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 48 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 49

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 50 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 51 New shipyard on schedule

  • 52 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 53 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 54 Can spring be far away?

  • 55 New addition to Quay front

  • 56 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 57 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 58 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 59 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 60 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 61

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 62 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 63 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 64 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 65 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 66 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 67 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 68 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 69

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 70 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

  • 71 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 72 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 73 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 74 Hartland Dancers
  • 75

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 76

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 77 Picking the pops

  • 78 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 79 A man and his wheel

  • 80 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 81

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 82 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 83 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 84 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 85 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 86 Torrington's new amenity

  • 87 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 88 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 89 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 90 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 91 North Devon Driving School

  • 92 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 93 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 94 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 95 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 96 A bird of their own!

  • 97 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 98 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 99 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 100 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 101 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 102 Modern living at Bideford

  • 103 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 104

    Bidefordians
  • 105 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 106 Capers on the cobbles

  • 107 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 108 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 109 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 110 Circus comes to town

  • 111 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 112 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 113 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 114 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 115 Ten year old scrambler

  • 116 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 117 Polish custom on Pancake Day

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

  • 119 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 120 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 121

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 122 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 123 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 124 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 125 Bideford loses training ship

  • 126 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 127 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 128 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 129 Hartland's invitation

  • 130 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 131 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 132 Six footed lamb

  • 133 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 134 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 135 Off on a great adventure

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

  • 137 Last train from Torrington

  • 138 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 139 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 140 It really was the 'last time'

  • 141 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 142 Northam's almshouse

  • 143 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 144 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 145

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 146 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 147 Life begins at 80

  • 148 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 149 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 150 Peter poses for TV film

  • 151 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 152

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 153 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 154 When horses score over the tractor

  • 155 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 156 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 157 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 158 Decontrol of meat

  • 159 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 160 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 161 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 162 Puppet characters introduced

  • 163 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 164 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 165 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 166 Hartland postman retires

  • 167 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 168 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 169 Emergency ferry services

  • 170

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 171 They are parted pro-tem

  • 172 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 173 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 174 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 175 Warmington's garage ad

  • 176 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 177 New Lundy stamps

  • 178 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 179 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 180 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 181 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 182 Jumble sale fever

  • 183 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 184 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 185 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 186 Happy Days!

  • 187 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 188 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 189 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 190

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 191 Artisans' Club

  • 192 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 193 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 194 Clovelly nightmare

  • 195 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 196 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 197 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 198 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 199 Riverside mystery

  • 200 Police station view of Bideford

  • 201 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 202 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 203 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 204 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 205 First ship in 8 years

  • 206 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 207 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 208 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 209 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 210 Service with a smile

  • 211

    First prize
  • 212 End of the line

  • 213

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 214

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 215 Devil sent packing

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

  • 217 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 218

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 219

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 220 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 221 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 222 Burnard family reunion

  • 223 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 224 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 226 New art gallery opened

  • 227 A roof-top view - where?

  • 228 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 229 Photo of town's first car wins prize

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

  • 231 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 232 113 years at Instow

  • 233 So this is the mainland!

  • 234 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
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    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 236 Penny for the guy

  • 237 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 238 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 239 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 240 Loads of black and white

  • 241 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 242 Private home for public pump

  • 243 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 244 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 245 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 246 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 247 New Post Office

  • 248 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 249 In their new robes and hats

  • 250 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 251 Centuries old but today busier than ever

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

  • 253

    Married in 1908
  • 254 All aboard the ark

  • 255 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 256 What's the time?

  • 257 Parkham plan realised

  • 258 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 259 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 260 Bridging the stream

  • 261 No sale of Springfield House

  • 262 School crossing patrol begins

  • 263 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 264 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 265 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 267 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 268 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 269 Revenge in style

  • 270 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 271 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

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    New gateway
  • 273 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 274 Some 240 exhibits

  • 275 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 276 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

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

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    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 279 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 280 Some mushroom!

  • 281 Bideford computer stars

  • 282

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 283 For crying out loud!

  • 284

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 285 Sight of a lifetime

  • 286 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 287 All for the love of a lady!

  • 288 Centenary of Gazette

  • 289 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 290 Appledore's largest

  • 291 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 292 Variety in summer weather

  • 293 Passing of a Torrington landmark

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    Relatives all over the world
  • 295 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 296 Traditions and skills still there

  • 297

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 298

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 299 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 300 Northam footballers of the future

  • 301 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 302 By pony and trap to market

  • 303 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 304 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 305 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 306

    Exhibition of school work
  • 307 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 308 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 309 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 310 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 311 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 312 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 313 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 314 New life for Hartland organ

  • 315 Bideford regatta

  • 316 Big develolpment at Calveford

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

  • 318 Weare Giffard potato

  • 319 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 320 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 321 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 322 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 323 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 324 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 325 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 326 Littleham family's five generations

  • 327 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 328 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 329 Just over a year old

  • 330 Picking the pops

  • 331 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 332 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 333 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 334 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

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

  • 336 Twenty-one yachts

  • 337 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 338 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 339 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 340 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 341 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 342 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 343 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 344 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 345 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 346 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 347 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 348 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 349 The art of the thatcher

  • 350 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 351

    Was a missionary
  • 352 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 353 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 354 Cruising down the river

  • 355

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 356 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 357 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 358 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

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

  • 360 New choral society's growing response

  • 361 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 362 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 363 The Geneva marionettes

  • 364 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 365 New civic medallions

  • 366 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

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

  • 368 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 369 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 370 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 371 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 372 Recognise this resort?

  • 373 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 374 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 375 Pannier Market's future?

  • 376 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 377 Out of puff!

  • 378 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 379 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 380 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 381 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 382 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 383 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 384 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 385 Buckland goes to County Show

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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  • 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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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 News

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