• 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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    Gus Honeybun meets local children
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    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 3 Penny for the guy

  • 4 113 years at Instow

  • 5 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 6 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 7 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 8 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 9 Emergency ferry services

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

  • 11

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 12 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 13 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 14 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 15 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 16 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 17 Picking the pops

  • 18 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 19 Warmington's garage ad

  • 20 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 21 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 22 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 23 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 24 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 25 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 26 Traditions and skills still there

  • 27 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 28 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 29 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 30 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 31 Pannier Market's future?

  • 32 Artisans' Club

  • 33 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 34 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 35 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 36 Mobile missionary

  • 37 So this is the mainland!

  • 38 Simple Item 138
  • 39 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 40 Liked holidays here - so starts business

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

  • 42 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 43 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 44 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 45 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 46 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 47 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 48

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 49 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 50 It really was the 'last time'

  • 51 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 52 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 53 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 54

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 55 End of the line

  • 56 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 57 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 58

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 59 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 60 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 61

    New gateway
  • 62 The Geneva marionettes

  • 63 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 64 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 65

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 66 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

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

  • 68 New art gallery opened

  • 69 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 70 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 71 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 72 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 73 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 74 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 75 From Bobby to Brian

  • 76 School crossing patrol begins

  • 77 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 78 Ships at Bideford

  • 79 School's link with cargo ship

  • 80 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 81 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 82 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 83 A bird of their own!

  • 84 Sight of a lifetime

  • 85 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 86 Six footed lamb

  • 87 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 88 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 89 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 90 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 91 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 92 North Devon Driving School

  • 93

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

  • 95 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 96 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 97 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 98 Getting up steam for tomorrow

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

  • 100 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 101 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 102 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 103 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 104 Happy Days!

  • 105 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 106 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 107 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 108 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 109 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 110

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 111 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 112 A man and his wheel

  • 113 Bideford regatta

  • 114

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 115 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

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

  • 117 Sweets derationing

  • 118

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 119 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 120 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 121 Loads of black and white

  • 122 Capers on the cobbles

  • 123 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 124 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 125 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 126 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 127 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 128 Devil sent packing

  • 129

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 130 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 131 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 132 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 133 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 134 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 135 Revenge in style

  • 136 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 137 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 138 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 139 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 140 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 141 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 142

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 143 First ship in 8 years

  • 144 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 145 Clovelly custom

  • 146 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 147 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 148 Some 240 exhibits

  • 149 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 150 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 151 Life begins at 80

  • 152 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 153 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

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

  • 155 Unique holiday adventure!

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

  • 157 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 158 All aboard the ark

  • 159

    Building works
  • 160 New addition to Quay front

  • 161 Decontrol of meat

  • 162 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 163 When horses score over the tractor

  • 164 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 165 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 166 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 167 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 168 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 169 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 170 Torrington children build igloo
  • 171 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 172 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 173 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 174 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 175 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 176 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 177 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 178 Out of puff!

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

  • 180 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 181 All for the love of a lady!

  • 182 Parkham plan realised

  • 183 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

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

  • 185 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 186 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 187 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 188 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 189 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 190 Malibou boys are all-the-year-round surfers

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

  • 192 Clovelly donkey film star

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    Relatives all over the world
  • 194 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 195 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 196 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 197 Centenary of Gazette

  • 198 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 199 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 200 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 201 The art of the thatcher

  • 202 They are parted pro-tem

  • 203 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 204 Hartland Dancers
  • 205 Just over a year old

  • 206 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 207 New look in the hayfields

  • 208 Torrington's new amenity

  • 209 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 210 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 211 Recognise this resort?

  • 212 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 213 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 214 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 215 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 216 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 217 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 218 Waldon Triplets
  • 219 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 220 Peter poses for TV film

  • 221 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 222 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 223 Can spring be far away?

  • 224 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 225 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 226 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 227 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 228 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 229 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 230 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 231 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 232 Ten year old scrambler

  • 233

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 234 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 235 A roof-top view - where?

  • 236 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 237 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 238 No laughing matter

  • 239 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 240 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 241 Jumble sale fever

  • 242 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 243 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 244 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 245 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 246 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 247 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 248 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 249 Riverside mystery

  • 250 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 251 Torrington in 1967

  • 252 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 253

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 254 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 255 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 256

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 257 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 258 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 259 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 260 Variety in summer weather

  • 261 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 262 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 263 New civic medallions

  • 264 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 265 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 266 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 267 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 268 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 269 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 270 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 271 Bideford Bridge re-opens

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    First prize
  • 273 What's the time?

  • 274 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 275 Picking the pops

  • 276 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 277 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 278 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 279 Bridging the stream

  • 280 Appledore's largest

  • 281 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 282 New Post Office

  • 283 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 284 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 285 Puppet characters introduced

  • 286 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 287 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 288 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 289

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 290 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 291 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 292 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 293 Weare Giffard potato

  • 294 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 295 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 296 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 297 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 298 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 299 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 300 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 301

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 302 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 303 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 304 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 305 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 306 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 307 Spray dodging - the new pastime

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

  • 309 Hartland postman retires

  • 310 Northam's almshouse

  • 311 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 312 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 313 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 314 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 315 Finished in 1876

  • 316

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 317

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 318 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 319 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 320 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 321 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 322

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 323 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 324 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 325 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 326 No sale of Springfield House

  • 327 Burnard family reunion

  • 328 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 329 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 330 Off on a great adventure

  • 331 New shipyard on schedule

  • 332 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

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

  • 334 Last train from Torrington

  • 335

    Married in 1908
  • 336 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 337 Bideford loses training ship

  • 338 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 339 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 340 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 341 Northam footballers of the future

  • 342 In their new robes and hats

  • 343 Private home for public pump

  • 344

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 345 New Lundy stamps

  • 346 Service with a smile

  • 347 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 348 He beat the floods

  • 349 Bideford's first woman councillor

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    Bidefordians
  • 351 Twenty-one yachts

  • 352 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 353 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 354 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 355 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 356 Modern living at Bideford

  • 357 By pony and trap to market

  • 358 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 359 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 360 Some mushroom!

  • 361 The cab at the corner>
  • 362 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 363 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 364 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 365 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 366 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 367 Bideford computer stars

  • 368

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 369 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 370 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 371 New life for Hartland organ

  • 372 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 373 Circus comes to town

  • 374 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 375 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 376 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 377 Clovelly nightmare

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 379

    Exhibition of school work
  • 380 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 381 One of the luckier farmers in getting in the problem harvest

  • 382 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 383 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 384 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 385 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 386 Filming at Hartland

  • 387 Police station view of Bideford

  • 388 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 389 For crying out loud!

  • 390 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 391 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 392 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 393 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 394 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 395

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 396 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 397 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 398 A story to tell!

  • 399

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 400 Cruising down the river

  • 401 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 402 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 403 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 404 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 405 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 406 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 407 New choral society's growing response

  • 408 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 409 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 410 Hartland's invitation

  • 411 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 412 Littleham family's five generations

  • 413 Quads at Thornhillhead

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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Another New Factory for Torrington 08.11.1968

Another New Factory for Torrington 08.11.1968

Manufacture of Motor Caravans to start 1968

Industry.  Plan for a new factory at Torrington to manufacture motor caravans is well advanced. Alan Hutchinson, Ron Webster, Dr Margaret Hutchinson, Co-operative Society former bakery, International Computers Ltd

Appledore Tile Factory to Close 12.01.1968

Appledore Tile Factory to Close 12.01.1968 

Appledore Tile Factory to Close 12.01.1968

Industry.  More than 30 people are likely to be out of work by the closing down in a month's time of the Appledore factory of the Barnstaple Brick and Tile Company which is a subsidiary of the Marley Tile Co. William Neve

New Engineering Firm Comes to Bideford 20.04.1956

New Engineering Firm Comes to Bideford 20.04.1956 

New Engineering Firm Comes to Bideford 20.4.1956

Industry.  Four weeks from now the former Rolamatic factory premises in Torrington Lane, Bideford East, will hum again to the sound of engineering machinery going into production. Interview with Director Mr WH Whiteland. Whiteland Engineering Ltd, Mr RJ Board, Tecalemit Ltd

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