• 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 Space dominates Hartland carnival

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    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 3 Ten year old scrambler

  • 4 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 5 End of the line

  • 6 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 7 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 8 Picking the pops

  • 9 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 10 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 11 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 12 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 13 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 14 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 15 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 16 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 17 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 18 By pony and trap to market

  • 19 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 20

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 21 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 22 A man and his wheel

  • 23 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 24 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 25 Off on a great adventure

  • 26 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 27 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 28 Some mushroom!

  • 29 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 30 Torrington children build igloo
  • 31 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 32 What's the time?

  • 33 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 34 Littleham family's five generations

  • 35 Police station view of Bideford

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

  • 37 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 38 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 39 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 40 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 41 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 42 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 43 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 44 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 45 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 46 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 47 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 48 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 49 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 50 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 51 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 52 Bideford loses training ship

  • 53

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 54

    Bidefordians
  • 55 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 56 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 57 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 58

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 59 Northam footballers of the future

  • 60 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 61 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 62 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 63 Colour TV salesman at eight

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

  • 65

    Exhibition of school work
  • 66 In their new robes and hats

  • 67 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 68 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 69 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 70 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 71 The art of the thatcher

  • 72 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 73 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 74 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 75 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 76 Grenville House for Bideford R.D.C.

  • 77 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 78 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 79 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 80 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 81 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 82 They are parted pro-tem

  • 83 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 84 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 85 For crying out loud!

  • 86 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 87 Bicycle now does donkey work

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

  • 89 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 90

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 91 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 92 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 93 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 94 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 95

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 96 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 97 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 98 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 99 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 100 Cruising down the river

  • 101 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 102 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 103 113 years at Instow

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

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

  • 106 Bideford regatta

  • 107 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 108 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 109 Twenty-one yachts

  • 110 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 111 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 112 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 113 New life for Hartland organ

  • 114

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 115 So this is the mainland!

  • 116 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 117 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 118 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 119 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 120 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 121 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 122 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 123 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 124 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

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

  • 126 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 127 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 128 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 129

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 130 Finished in 1876

  • 131 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 132 Modern living at Bideford

  • 133

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 134 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 135 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 136 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 137 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 138 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 139 Life begins at 80

  • 140 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 141 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 142 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 143 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 144 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 145 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 146 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 147 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 148 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 149 Penny for the guy

  • 150 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 151 New Post Office

  • 152 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 153 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 154 Liked holidays here - so starts business

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

  • 156 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 157 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 158 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 159 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 160 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 161

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 162 Six footed lamb

  • 163 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 164 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 165 Out of puff!

  • 166

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 167

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 168 Traditions and skills still there

  • 169 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 170 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 171 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 172 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 173 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 174 New Estate's view of estuary activities

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    Relatives all over the world
  • 176 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 177 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 178 A roof-top view - where?

  • 179 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 180 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 181 Revenge in style

  • 182 Picking the pops

  • 183 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 184 Emergency ferry services

  • 185 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 186 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 187 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 188 Northam's almshouse

  • 189 Hartland Dancers
  • 190 Circus comes to town

  • 191

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 192 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 193 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 194 Jumble sale fever

  • 195

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 196 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 197 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 198 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 199 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 200 The Geneva marionettes

  • 201 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 202 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 203 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 204 Private home for public pump

  • 205 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 206 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 207 Last train from Torrington

  • 208 A bird of their own!

  • 209 Bideford computer stars

  • 210 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 211 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 212 Riverside mystery

  • 213 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 214 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 215 Loads of black and white

  • 216

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 217 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 218 Hartland postman retires

  • 219 Simple Item 138
  • 220 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 221 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 222 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 223 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 224 Appledore schooner broadcast

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    First prize
  • 226 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 227 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 228 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 229 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 230

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 231 New art gallery opened

  • 232 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 233 Warmington's garage ad

  • 234

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 235 Torrington's new amenity

  • 236 School crossing patrol begins

  • 237 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 238

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 239 North Devon Driving School

  • 240 Service with a smile

  • 241

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 242 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 243 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 244 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 245 New civic medallions

  • 246 Just over a year old

  • 247 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 248 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 249

    Was a missionary
  • 250 Weare Giffard potato

  • 251 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 252 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 253 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 254 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 255 New choral society's growing response

  • 256 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

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    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 258 Clovelly nightmare

  • 259 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

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

  • 261 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

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    New gateway
  • 263 First ship in 8 years

  • 264 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 266 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 267 Mobile missionary

  • 268 Variety in summer weather

  • 269 It really was the 'last time'

  • 270 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 271 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 272 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 273 All aboard the ark

  • 274 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 275 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 276 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 277 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 278 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 279 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 280 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 281 A story to tell!

  • 282 New Lundy stamps

  • 283 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 284 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 285 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

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

  • 287 Decontrol of meat

  • 288 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 289 When horses score over the tractor

  • 290 Bridging the stream

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

  • 292 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 293 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 294 Torrington in 1967

  • 295 Ships at Bideford

  • 296 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 297 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 298 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 299 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 300 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 301 School's link with cargo ship

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    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 303 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 304 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 305 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 306 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 307 Puppet characters introduced

  • 308 Waldon Triplets
  • 309 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 310 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 311 Hartland's invitation

  • 312 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 313 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 314 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 315 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 316 He beat the floods

  • 317 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 318 Peter poses for TV film

  • 319 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 320 Happy Days!

  • 321 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 322 No laughing matter

  • 323 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 324 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 325 Capers on the cobbles

  • 326 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 327 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 328 New addition to Quay front

  • 329 New look in the hayfields

  • 330 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 331

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 332 Pannier Market's future?

  • 333 New shipyard on schedule

  • 334 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 335 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 336 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 337 Appledore's largest

  • 338 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 339 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 340 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 341 Artisans' Club

  • 342 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 343 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

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

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    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 346 Sight of a lifetime

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

  • 348 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 349 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 350 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 351 Devil sent packing

  • 352 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 353 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 354 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 355 Burnard family reunion

  • 356 All for the love of a lady!

  • 357 No sale of Springfield House

  • 358 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 359 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 360 Some 240 exhibits

  • 361 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 362 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 363 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 364 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 365 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 366 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 367 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 368

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 369 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 370 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 371 Centenary of Gazette

  • 372 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 373 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 374 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 375 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 376 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 377 Clovelly custom

  • 378 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 379 Parkham plan realised

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    Building works
  • 381 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 382 Can spring be far away?

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    Married in 1908
  • 384 Recognise this resort?

  • 385 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

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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If evacuees should come 21st May 1940

If evacuees should come

21st May 1940

If evacuees should comeEvacuees: Bideford Borough is due to take 1,500 children and Bideford Rural district 1,000.  Mr W J Langford headmaster of Bideford Grammar School is chief billeting officer for evacuees for the borough and joint allocation officer for the two areas.

Town clerk of Bideford Mr F C Backway, who is borough evacuation officer, Mr M J Durant, who is chief reception and billeting officer for the rural district, and Mr C S F Harding, headmaster of Bideford Senior Mixed School, who is detaining officer, he will be busily engaged with teachers, officials and other voluntary workers in seeing that everything possible is done for the children and that they are safely guided to their new homes, following on medical inspection.

Evacuees

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