• 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 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 2 No sale of Springfield House

  • 3 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 4 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 5 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 6 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

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

  • 8 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 9 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 10 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

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

  • 12 New art gallery opened

  • 13 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 14 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 15 Bideford computer stars

  • 16 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 17 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 18 Revenge in style

  • 19 Private home for public pump

  • 20

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 21

    Exhibition of school work
  • 22 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 23 Pannier Market's future?

  • 24 Torrington Church's new organ

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

  • 26 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 27

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 28

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 29 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 30

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 31 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 32 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 33 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 34 Variety in summer weather

  • 35 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 36 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 37 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 38 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 39 Finished in 1876

  • 40 Waldon Triplets
  • 41 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 42 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 43 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 44 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 45 End of the line

  • 46 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 47 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 48 What's the time?

  • 49 Peter poses for TV film

  • 50 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 51 In their new robes and hats

  • 52 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 53 For crying out loud!

  • 54 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

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

  • 56 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 57

    Was a missionary
  • 58 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 59 Riverside mystery

  • 60

    Building works
  • 61 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 62 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 63 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 64

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 65 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 66 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 67 New look in the hayfields

  • 68 New Post Office

  • 69 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 70 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 71 Capers on the cobbles

  • 72 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 73 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 74 Littleham family's five generations

  • 75 Warmington's garage ad

  • 76 Circus comes to town

  • 77 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 78 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 79 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 80 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 81 When horses score over the tractor

  • 82 Simple Item 138
  • 83 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 84 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 85 Six footed lamb

  • 86

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 87 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 88 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 89 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 90

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 91 Bideford loses training ship

  • 92 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 93 Ships at Bideford

  • 94

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 95 Fish nearly pulled him in

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

  • 97 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 98 Devil sent packing

  • 99 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 100 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 101

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 102 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 103

    Bidefordians
  • 104 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 105 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 106 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 107 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 108 They are parted pro-tem

  • 109 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 110 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 111 Last train from Torrington

  • 112 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 113 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 114 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 115 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

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

  • 117 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 118 Picking the pops

  • 119 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 120 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 121 Loads of black and white

  • 122 Can spring be far away?

  • 123 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 124

    New gateway
  • 125 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 126 Penny for the guy

  • 127 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 128

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 129 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 130 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 131 Some 240 exhibits

  • 132 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 133 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 134 Twenty-one yachts

  • 135 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 136 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 137 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 138 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 139 Decontrol of meat

  • 140 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 141 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 142 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 143 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 144 A roof-top view - where?

  • 145 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 146 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 147 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 148 By pony and trap to market

  • 149 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 150 Picking the pops

  • 151 He beat the floods

  • 152 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 153

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 154 The art of the thatcher

  • 155 Service with a smile

  • 156 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 157 New life for Hartland organ

  • 158 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 159 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 160

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 161

    First prize
  • 162 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 163 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 164 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 165

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 166 Mobile missionary

  • 167

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 168 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 169 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 170 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 171 It really was the 'last time'

  • 172 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 173 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 174 Out of puff!

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

  • 176 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 177 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 178 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 179 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 180 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 181 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 182 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 183 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 184 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 185 A story to tell!

  • 186 Weare Giffard potato

  • 187 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 188 Torrington children build igloo
  • 189 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 190 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 191 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 192 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 193 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 194 Torrington in 1967

  • 195 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 196 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 197 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 198 No laughing matter

  • 199 Burnard family reunion

  • 200 New shipyard on schedule

  • 201 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 202 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 203 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 204 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 205 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 206 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 207 All aboard the ark

  • 208 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 209 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 210 A man and his wheel

  • 211 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 212 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 213 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 214 Cruising down the river

  • 215 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 216 First ship in 8 years

  • 217 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 218 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

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

  • 220 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 221 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 222 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

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

  • 224 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 225 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 226 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 227 Bideford regatta

  • 228 Sight of a lifetime

  • 229

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 230 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 231 Clovelly nightmare

  • 232 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 233 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 234 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 235 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 236 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 237 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 238

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

  • 240 Ten year old scrambler

  • 241 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 242 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
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    Relatives all over the world
  • 244 Recognise this resort?

  • 245 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 246 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 247 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 248 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 249

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 250 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

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

  • 252 Filming at Hartland

  • 253 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 254 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 255 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 256 Clovelly custom

  • 257 New civic medallions

  • 258 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 259 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 260 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 261 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 262 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 263 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 264 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 265 Appledore's largest

  • 266 The cab at the corner>
  • 267 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 268 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 269 North Devon Driving School

  • 270 Just over a year old

  • 271 Traditions and skills still there

  • 272 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 273 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 274 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 275

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 276 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 277 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 278 Northam footballers of the future

  • 279 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 280 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 281

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 282 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 283

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 284 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 285 Calf thinks of mare as mum

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

  • 287 Torrington's new amenity

  • 288 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 289 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 290 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 291 New choral society's growing response

  • 292 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 293 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 294 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 295 Northam's almshouse

  • 296 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 297 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

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

  • 299 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 300 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 301 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 302 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 303 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 304 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 305 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 306

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 307 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 308 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 309 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 310 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 311 School's link with cargo ship

  • 312 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 313 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 314 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 315 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 316 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 317 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 318 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 319 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 320 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 321 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 322 Artisans' Club

  • 323 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 324 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 325 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 326 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 327 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 328 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 329 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 330 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 331 113 years at Instow

  • 332 Puppet characters introduced

  • 333 Hartland postman retires

  • 334 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 335 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 336 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 337 Bridging the stream

  • 338 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 339 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 340 Centenary of Gazette

  • 341 No ancient Grecian temple this

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

  • 343 New addition to Quay front

  • 344 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 345

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 346 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 347 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 348 So this is the mainland!

  • 349 Police station view of Bideford

  • 350 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 351 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 352 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 353 Some mushroom!

  • 354 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 355 Jumble sale fever

  • 356 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 357 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 358 All for the love of a lady!

  • 359 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 360 School crossing patrol begins

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

  • 362 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 363 Life begins at 80

  • 364

    Married in 1908
  • 365 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 366 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 367 Sweets derationing

  • 368 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 369 Hartland's invitation

  • 370 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 371 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 372 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 373 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 374 New Lundy stamps

  • 375 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 376 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 377 Emergency ferry services

  • 378 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 379 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 380 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 381 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 382 From Bobby to Brian

  • 383 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 384 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 385 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 386 A bird of their own!

  • 387 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 388

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 389 Happy Days!

  • 390 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 391 Hartland Dancers
  • 392 The Geneva marionettes

  • 393 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 394 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 395

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 396 Off on a great adventure

  • 397 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 398 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 399 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 400 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 401 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 402 Parkham plan realised

  • 403

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 404 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 405 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 406 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 407 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 408 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 409 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 410 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 411 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 412 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 413 Modern living at Bideford

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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Bellringers marry 22nd June 1979

Bellringers marry 22nd June 1979

Bellringers marryBellringing.  A Buckland Brewer couple, both bellringers, were married in the parish church - the bride in a dress and veil she made herself.

Bridegroom was Mr David Leonard Blight, son of Mr & Mrs L P Blight of Tower Hill, Buckland Brewer and his bride Miss Joan Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr & Mrs T H Brown, of Cleverdons, Buckland Brewer. 

Bride's attendants were her sister, Mrs Brenda Mills and cousin Miss Jayne Wright.  Best man was Mr Alan Wright.

Hartland bellringers 10th October 1975

Hartland bellringers 10th October 1975

Hartland bellringing

Hartland Deanery bellringers and their guests pictured after their annual dinner at Penstowe Manor, Kilkhampton.  In the forefront is the Rev R O H Eppingstone, Rector of Clovelly, who is the president.

Woolsery parish church's six bell peal 18th January 1974

Woolsery parish church's six bell peal 18th January 1974

Woolsery parish church bellsOriginally the work of restoring Woolsery parish church's six bell peal was estimated to cost around £3,000, but after a further examination, now the bells have been taken down, it is considered that all of them, instead of just two, will have to be re-cast.

The bells are to be re-cast by Messrs Taylor, of Loughborough, who cast them 148 years ago when the firm had a branch at nearby Buckland Brewer.

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