• 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 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 2 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 3 They are parted pro-tem

  • 4 Loads of black and white

  • 5 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 6 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 7 Appledore's largest

  • 8 School's link with cargo ship

  • 9 School crossing patrol begins

  • 10 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 11 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 12 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 13 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 14 A story to tell!

  • 15 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 16 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 17 New look in the hayfields

  • 18 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 19 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 20 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 21 Northam's almshouse

  • 22 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 23 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 24 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 25 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 26 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 27 The art of the thatcher

  • 28 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 29 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 30 No sale of Springfield House

  • 31 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 32 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 33

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 34 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 35 New civic medallions

  • 36 Can spring be far away?

  • 37 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 38

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 39 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 40 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 41 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 42 New Post Office

  • 43 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

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

  • 45

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 46 Police station view of Bideford

  • 47 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 48 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 49 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 50 It really was the 'last time'

  • 51 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 52 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 53 Devil sent packing

  • 54 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 55 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 56 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 57 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 58 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 59

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 60 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 61

    Relatives all over the world
  • 62 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 63 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 64 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 65 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 66 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 67 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 68 Clovelly custom

  • 69 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 70 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 71 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 72 Bideford computer stars

  • 73 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 74 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 75 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 76

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 77 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 78 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 79 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 80

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 81 From Bobby to Brian

  • 82 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 83 Riverside mystery

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

  • 85 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

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

  • 87 Waldon Triplets
  • 88 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 89 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 90 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 91 Traditions and skills still there

  • 92 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 93 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 94 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 95 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 96 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 97 Bideford regatta

  • 98 In their new robes and hats

  • 99 Revenge in style

  • 100 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 101 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 102 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 103 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 104 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 105 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 106 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 107 Life begins at 80

  • 108 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 109 New addition to Quay front

  • 110 Record pebble-throwing day

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

  • 112 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 113

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 114

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 115 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 116 A bird of their own!

  • 117 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 118 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 119 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 120 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 121 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 122 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 123 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 124 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 125 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 126 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 127 When horses score over the tractor

  • 128 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 129 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 130 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 131 Decontrol of meat

  • 132 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 133

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 134 Some mushroom!

  • 135

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 136 Simple Item 138
  • 137 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 138 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 139 Pannier Market's future?

  • 140 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 141 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 142 Out of puff!

  • 143 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 144

    New gateway
  • 145 Private home for public pump

  • 146 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 147 Artisans' Club

  • 148 Bideford loses training ship

  • 149 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 150 North Devon Driving School

  • 151 Torrington in 1967

  • 152 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 153 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 154

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 155 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 156 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 157 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 158 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 159 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 160 Off on a great adventure

  • 161 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 162 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 163 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 164 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 165 New Lundy stamps

  • 166 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 167 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 168 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 169 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 170 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 171 A roof-top view - where?

  • 172 Modern living at Bideford

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

  • 174 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 175 Huntshaw TV mast

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

  • 177 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 178 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 179

    Was a missionary
  • 180 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 181 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 182 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 183 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 184 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 185 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 186 Bridging the stream

  • 187 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 188 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 189 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 190 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 191 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 192 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 193 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 194 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 195

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 196 Some 240 exhibits

  • 197 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 198 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 199 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 200 Emergency ferry services

  • 201 Clovelly nightmare

  • 202 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 203 The cab at the corner>
  • 204 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 205 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 206 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 207 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 208 Ships at Bideford

  • 209 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 210 Capers on the cobbles

  • 211 First ship in 8 years

  • 212 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 213 Burnard family reunion

  • 214 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 215 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 216 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 217 Entente cordiale in Bideford

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

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

  • 220 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 221 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 222 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 223

    First prize
  • 224 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 225 Penny for the guy

  • 226 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 227 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 228 Service with a smile

  • 229 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 230 Northam footballers of the future

  • 231 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 232 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 233

    Exhibition of school work
  • 234 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 235 Centenary of Gazette

  • 236 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 237 Mobile missionary

  • 238 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 239

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 240 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 241

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 242 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 243 New art gallery opened

  • 244 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 245 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 246 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 247 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 248 Torrington's new amenity

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

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    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 251 Hartland Dancers
  • 252

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 253 Open-air art exhibition by 'under 40' group

  • 254 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 255 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 256 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 257 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 258 Warmington's garage ad

  • 259 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 260 Just over a year old

  • 261 Filming at Hartland

  • 262 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 263 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 264 Six footed lamb

  • 265 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 266 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 267 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 268 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 269 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 270 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 271 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 272 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 273 Sight of a lifetime

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

  • 275 Last train from Torrington

  • 276 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 277 By pony and trap to market

  • 278 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 279 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 280 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 281 Jumble sale fever

  • 282 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 283 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 284 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 285 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 286 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 287 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 288 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 289 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 290 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 291 Sweets derationing

  • 292 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 293 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 294 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 295 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 296 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 297 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 298 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 299 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 301 113 years at Instow

  • 302 Recognise this resort?

  • 303 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 304 Peter poses for TV film

  • 305

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 306 Hartland's invitation

  • 307 New shipyard on schedule

  • 308 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 309 Faints as she wins national competition

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    Building works
  • 311 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 312 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 313 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 314 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 315 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 316 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 317 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 318 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 319 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 320 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 321 Ten year old scrambler

  • 322 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 323 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 324

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 325 New life for Hartland organ

  • 326 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 327 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 328 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 329 The Geneva marionettes

  • 330 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 331 End of the line

  • 332 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 333 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 334 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 335 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 336 Circus comes to town

  • 337 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 338 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 339 Happy Days!

  • 340 Picking the pops

  • 341 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 342

    Married in 1908
  • 343 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 344 Torrington children build igloo
  • 345 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 346 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

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

  • 348

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 349 Twenty-one yachts

  • 350 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 351 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 352 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 353

    Bidefordians
  • 354 No ancient Grecian temple this

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

  • 356 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 357 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 358 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 359

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 360 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 361 Picking the pops

  • 362 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 363 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 364 No laughing matter

  • 365 So this is the mainland!

  • 366

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 367

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 368 What's the time?

  • 369 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 370 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 371 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 372 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 373 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 374 Parkham plan realised

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

  • 376 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 377 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 378 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 379 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 380 For crying out loud!

  • 381 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 382 Variety in summer weather

  • 383 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 384 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 385 Finished in 1876

  • 386 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 387 Cruising down the river

  • 388 Puppet characters introduced

  • 389 All aboard the ark

  • 390 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 391 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 392 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 393 He beat the floods

  • 394 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 395 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 396 All for the love of a lady!

  • 397 Hartland postman retires

  • 398 Weare Giffard potato

  • 399 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 400 New choral society's growing response

  • 401 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 402 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 403 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 404

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 405 A man and his wheel

  • 406 Littleham family's five generations

  • 407 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 408

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 409 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 410 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 411 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 412 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 413 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

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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  • 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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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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