• 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 Service with a smile

  • 2 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 3 Hartland Dancers
  • 4 Sight of a lifetime

  • 5 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 6 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 7 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 8 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 9 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 10 Private home for public pump

  • 11 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 12 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 13 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 14 New addition to Quay front

  • 15 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 16 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 17 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 18 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 19 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 20 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 21 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 22 Last train from Torrington

  • 23 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 24 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 25 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 26 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 27 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 28 The Geneva marionettes

  • 29 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 30 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 31 Jumble sale fever

  • 32 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 33 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 34

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 35 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 36 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 37 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 38 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 39 Off on a great adventure

  • 40 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 41 Gloves fit for a king!

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

  • 43 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 44 When horses score over the tractor

  • 45 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 46 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 47 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 48 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 49 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 50 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 51

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 52 Appledore's largest

  • 53 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 54 Warmington's garage ad

  • 55 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 56 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 57 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 58 Emergency ferry services

  • 59

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 60 He beat the floods

  • 61 New Lundy air-mail stamps

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

  • 63

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 64

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 65 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 66 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 67 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 68 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 69 Waldon Triplets
  • 70

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 71 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 72 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 73 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 74 Clovelly custom

  • 75 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 76 Weare Giffard potato

  • 77 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 78 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 79 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 80 Burnard family reunion

  • 81 Centenary of Gazette

  • 82 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 83

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 84 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 85 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 86

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 87 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 88 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 89 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 90

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 91 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 92 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 93 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 94 Littleham family's five generations

  • 95 Modern living at Bideford

  • 96 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 97 Simple Item 138
  • 98 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 99 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 100 By pony and trap to market

  • 101 Revenge in style

  • 102

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 103

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 104 They are parted pro-tem

  • 105 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 106 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 107

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 108 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 109 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 110 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 111 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 112 School crossing patrol begins

  • 113

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 114 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 115 Six footed lamb

  • 116 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 117 No laughing matter

  • 118 New Post Office

  • 119 All aboard the ark

  • 120

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 121 Out of puff!

  • 122 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 123 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 124 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 125 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 126 School's link with cargo ship

  • 127 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 128 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 129 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 130 Bridging the stream

  • 131

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 132 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 133 New life for Hartland organ

  • 134 Appledore's new lifeboat

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

  • 136 Finished in 1876

  • 137 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 138 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 139 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 140 It really was the 'last time'

  • 141

    Exhibition of school work
  • 142

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 143 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 144 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 145 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 146 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 147 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 148 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 149 Devil sent packing

  • 150 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 151 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 152 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 153 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 154 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 155 New civic medallions

  • 156 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 157 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 158

    Bidefordians
  • 159 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

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

  • 161 First ship in 8 years

  • 162 Happy Days!

  • 163 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 164 New choral society's growing response

  • 165

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 166 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 167 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 168 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 169 Liked holidays here - so starts business

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

  • 171 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 172 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 173 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 174 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 175 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 176

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 177 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 178 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 179 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 180 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 181 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 182 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 183 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 184 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 185 New art gallery opened

  • 186 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 187 Torrington in 1967

  • 188 Hartland's invitation

  • 189 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 190 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 191 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 192 Mobile missionary

  • 193 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 194 Riverside mystery

  • 195 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 196 Circus comes to town

  • 197 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 198 Variety in summer weather

  • 199 Police station view of Bideford

  • 200 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 201

    Married in 1908
  • 202 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 203

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 204 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 205 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 206 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 207 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 208 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 209 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 210 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 211 Pannier Market's future?

  • 212 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 213 The art of the thatcher

  • 214 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 215 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 216 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 217 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 218 Artisans' Club

  • 219 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 220 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 221 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 222 A story to tell!

  • 223 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 224 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 225 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 226 New Lundy stamps

  • 227 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 228 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 229 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 230 Just over a year old

  • 231 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 232 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 233 A bird of their own!

  • 234 Some 240 exhibits

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

  • 236 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 237 New shipyard on schedule

  • 238 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 239 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 240 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 241 Bideford country dancers on TV

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    New gateway
  • 243 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 244 A roof-top view - where?

  • 245 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 246 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 247 Torrington's new amenity

  • 248 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 249 Picking the pops

  • 250 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 251 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 252 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 253 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

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

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

  • 256 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 257 Revived market off to splendid start

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

  • 259 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 260 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 261 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 262 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 263 Northam's almshouse

  • 264 Clovelly donkey film star

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    First prize
  • 266 Decontrol of meat

  • 267 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 268 Loads of black and white

  • 269 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 270 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 271 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
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    Building works
  • 273 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 274 Capers on the cobbles

  • 275 Bideford computer stars

  • 276 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 277 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 278 End of the line

  • 279 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 280 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 281 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 282 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 283 Can spring be far away?

  • 284 So this is the mainland!

  • 285 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 286 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 287 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 288 Peter poses for TV film

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

  • 290 Twenty-one yachts

  • 291 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 292 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 293 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 294 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 295 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 296 Cruising down the river

  • 297 Picking the pops

  • 298 A man and his wheel

  • 299 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 300 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 301 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 302 In their new robes and hats

  • 303 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 304 Puppet characters introduced

  • 305 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 306 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 307 Recognise this resort?

  • 308 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 309 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 310 Bideford regatta

  • 311

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 312 Some mushroom!

  • 313

    Relatives all over the world
  • 314 Hartland postman retires

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

  • 316 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 317 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 318

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 319 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 320 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 321 New look in the hayfields

  • 322 North Devon Driving School

  • 323 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 324 113 years at Instow

  • 325 Parkham plan realised

  • 326 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 327 All for the love of a lady!

  • 328 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

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

  • 330 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 331 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 332 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 333 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 334 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 335 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 336 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 337 Bideford loses training ship

  • 338 Ships at Bideford

  • 339 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 340

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 341 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 342 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 343 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 344 Traditions and skills still there

  • 345

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 346 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 347 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 348 No sale of Springfield House

  • 349

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 350 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 351 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 352 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 353 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 354 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 355 Life begins at 80

  • 356 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 357 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 358 What's the time?

  • 359 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 360 Torrington children build igloo
  • 361 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 362 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 363 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 364

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 365 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 366

    Was a missionary
  • 367 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 368 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 369 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 370 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 371 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 372 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 373 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 374 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 375 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 376 Penny for the guy

  • 377 Clovelly nightmare

  • 378 Northam footballers of the future

  • 379 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 380 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 381 For crying out loud!

  • 382 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 383 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 384 Ten year old scrambler

  • 385 Last of Bideford factory chimney

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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Govt. Radio Station at Cleave Camp 1967

Govt. Radio Station at Cleave Camp 1967

Government Radio Station at Cleave Camp 1967

A radio station, which will be a branch of the Government Communications Headquarters at Cheltenham, is to be built at the former Cleave Camp near Morwenstow.

Morwenstow News

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