• 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 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 2 Panto time at Westward Ho!

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

  • 4 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

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

  • 6

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 7

    Building works
  • 8 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 9 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 10 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 11 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 12 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 13 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 14 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 15 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 16 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 17 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 18 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 19 Mobile missionary

  • 20 School crossing patrol begins

  • 21 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 22 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 23 Appledore's largest

  • 24 Bideford computer stars

  • 25 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 26 Picking the pops

  • 27 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 28 New addition to Quay front

  • 29 Weare Giffard potato

  • 30 New look in the hayfields

  • 31 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 32 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 33 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 34 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 35 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 36 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 37 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 38 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 39 Grenville House for Bideford R.D.C.

  • 40 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 41 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 42 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 43 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 44 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 45 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 46 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 47 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 48 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 49 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 50 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 51 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 52 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 53

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 54 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 55 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 56 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 57

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 58 For crying out loud!

  • 59 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 60 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 61 Hartland Dancers
  • 62 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 63 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 64 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 65 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 66 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 67 Centenary of Gazette

  • 68 A bird of their own!

  • 69 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 70 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 71 All aboard the ark

  • 72

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 73 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 74 New choral society's growing response

  • 75

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 76 New shipyard on schedule

  • 77 Capers on the cobbles

  • 78 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 79 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

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    Bidefordians
  • 81 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

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

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

  • 84 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 85 Revenge in style

  • 86 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 87

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 88 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 89 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 90 Can spring be far away?

  • 91

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 92 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 93 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 94 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 95 Modern living at Bideford

  • 96 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 97 What's the time?

  • 98 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 99 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 100 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 101 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 102 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 103

    Exhibition of school work
  • 104 Littleham family's five generations

  • 105

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 106 Doing time - over 300 years of it - at Hartland

  • 107 Decontrol of meat

  • 108 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 109 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 110 Torrington children build igloo
  • 111 Traditions and skills still there

  • 112 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 113 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 114 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 115 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 116 Last train from Torrington

  • 117 No sale of Springfield House

  • 118 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 119

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 120 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 121 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 122 Service with a smile

  • 123 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 124 A roof-top view - where?

  • 125 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 126 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 127 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 128 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 129 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 130 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

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

  • 132 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 133 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 134

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 135 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

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

  • 137 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 138

    Married in 1908
  • 139 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 140 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 141 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 142 The Geneva marionettes

  • 143 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 144 Parkham plan realised

  • 145 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 146

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 147 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 148 Happy Days!

  • 149 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 150 Clovelly nightmare

  • 151 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 152 Northam footballers of the future

  • 153 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 154 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 155 It really was the 'last time'

  • 156 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 157 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 158 Cruising down the river

  • 159 Simple Item 138
  • 160 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 161 Some mushroom!

  • 162 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 163 New Lundy stamps

  • 164 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 165

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 166 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 167 When horses score over the tractor

  • 168 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 169 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 170

    Was a missionary
  • 171 Sight of a lifetime

  • 172

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 173 New Post Office

  • 174 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 175

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 176 Riverside mystery

  • 177 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 178 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 179 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 180 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 181 Loads of black and white

  • 182 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 183 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 184 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 185 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 186 A man and his wheel

  • 187 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 188 All for the love of a lady!

  • 189 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 190 North Devon Driving School

  • 191 So this is the mainland!

  • 192 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 193 Jumble sale fever

  • 194 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 195 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 196 Bideford regatta

  • 197 Finished in 1876

  • 198 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 199 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 200 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 201 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 202 Some 240 exhibits

  • 203 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 204 A story to tell!

  • 205 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 206 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 207 Waldon Triplets
  • 208 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 209 New life for Hartland organ

  • 210 Private home for public pump

  • 211 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 212

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 213 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 214 In their new robes and hats

  • 215 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 216 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 217 Circus comes to town

  • 218 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 219 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 220 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 221 No laughing matter

  • 222 Emergency ferry services

  • 223

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 224 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 225 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 226 Life begins at 80

  • 227 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 228 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 229 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 230 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 231 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 232 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 233 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 234 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 235 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 236 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 237

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 238 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 239 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 240 Bridging the stream

  • 241 Hartland postman retires

  • 242

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 243 Reed threshing 'putting the clock back' at Weare Giffard

  • 244 Artisans' Club

  • 245 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 246 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 247 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 248 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 249 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 250 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 251 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 252 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 253 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 254 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 255 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 256 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 257 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 258 Clovelly custom

  • 259 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 260 First ship in 8 years

  • 261 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 262 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 263 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 264 The art of the thatcher

  • 265 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 266 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 267 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 268 Hartland's invitation

  • 269

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 270 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 271 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 272 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 273

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 274 New art gallery opened

  • 275 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 276 Recognise this resort?

  • 277 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 278 Twenty-one yachts

  • 279 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 280 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 281 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 282 Just over a year old

  • 283 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 284 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 285 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 286 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 287 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 288 113 years at Instow

  • 289 End of the line

  • 290 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 291 Picking the pops

  • 292 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 293 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 294 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

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

  • 296 By pony and trap to market

  • 297

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 298 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 299 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 300 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 301 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 302 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 303 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 304 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 305 Peter poses for TV film

  • 306 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 307 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 308 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 309 Puppet characters introduced

  • 310 Six footed lamb

  • 311 Off on a great adventure

  • 312 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 313 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 314 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 315 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 316 Out of puff!

  • 317 He beat the floods

  • 318 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 319 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 320 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 321 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 322 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 323 New civic medallions

  • 324 Police station view of Bideford

  • 325 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 326 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 327 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 328 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 329 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 330 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 331 Warmington's garage ad

  • 332 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 333 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 334

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 335 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 336 Northam's almshouse

  • 337 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 338 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 339 They are parted pro-tem

  • 340 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 341 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 342

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 343 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 344

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 345 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 346 Torrington's new amenity

  • 347 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 348 Devil sent packing

  • 349 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 350 Success to Festival of the Arts

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    New gateway
  • 352 Variety in summer weather

  • 353 Torrington in 1967

  • 354 Bideford loses training ship

  • 355 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 356 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 357 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 358 School's link with cargo ship

  • 359 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 360 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 361

    First prize
  • 362 Burnard family reunion

  • 363 Ten year old scrambler

  • 364 Centuries old but today busier than ever

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

  • 366 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 367 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 368 Ships at Bideford

  • 369

    Relatives all over the world
  • 370 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 371 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 372 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 373 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 374

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 375 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 376 Penny for the guy

  • 377 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 378 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 379 Pannier Market's future?

  • 380 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 381 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 382 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 383 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 384 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 385 No ancient Grecian temple this

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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Coastal Defence

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