• 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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    First prize
  • 2 Out of puff!

  • 3 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 4 Eight to strike and a race to win

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    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 6 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 7 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 8 Decontrol of meat

  • 9 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 10 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 11 All aboard the ark

  • 12

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 13 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 14 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 15 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 16 New civic medallions

  • 17 No laughing matter

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

  • 19 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 20 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 21 Parkham plan realised

  • 22 Circus comes to town

  • 23 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 24 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 25 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 26 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 27 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 28 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 29 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 30 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 31 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 32 Making way for the double-deckers

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

  • 34

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 35 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 36 Weare Giffard potato

  • 37 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 38

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 39 Can spring be far away?

  • 40 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 41 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 42 The Geneva marionettes

  • 43 For crying out loud!

  • 44 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 45 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 46 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 47 By pony and trap to market

  • 48 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 49 Northam footballers of the future

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

  • 51 What is future of railway goods yard?

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    New gateway
  • 53 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 54 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 55 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 56 A man and his wheel

  • 57 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 58 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 59 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 60 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 61 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 62 Sight of a lifetime

  • 63 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 64 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 65 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 66 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 67 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 68 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 69 Riverside mystery

  • 70 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 71

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 72 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 73 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 74 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 75 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 76 Police station view of Bideford

  • 77

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 78 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 79 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 80 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 81 A roof-top view - where?

  • 82 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 83 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 84 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 85 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 86 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 87 Some mushroom!

  • 88 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 89 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 90 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 91 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 92 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 93 The art of the thatcher

  • 94 Cruising down the river

  • 95 Torrington in 1967

  • 96

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 97 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 98 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 99 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 100 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 101 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 102 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 103 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 104 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 105

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 106 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 107 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 108 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

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

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

  • 111 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 112 Penny for the guy

  • 113 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 114 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 115 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 116 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 117 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 118 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 119 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 120 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 121 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 122 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 123

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 124

    Married in 1908
  • 125

    Was a missionary
  • 126 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 127 New addition to Quay front

  • 128 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 129 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 130 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 131 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 132 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 133 New shipyard on schedule

  • 134 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 135 Hartland postman retires

  • 136

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 137 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 138 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 139 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 140 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 141 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 142 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 143 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 144 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 145 Northam's almshouse

  • 146 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 147 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 148 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 149 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

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

  • 152 Jumble sale fever

  • 153 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 154 Torrington's new amenity

  • 155 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 156 What's the time?

  • 157 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 158 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 159 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 160 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 161 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 162 It really was the 'last time'

  • 163 Picking the pops

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

  • 165 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 166 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 167 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 168 New Post Office

  • 169 So this is the mainland!

  • 170 Just over a year old

  • 171 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 172 A story to tell!

  • 173 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 174 New choral society's growing response

  • 175 School's link with cargo ship

  • 176 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 177

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 178 New Lundy stamps

  • 179 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 180 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 181

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 182 New life for Hartland organ

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

  • 184

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 185

    Exhibition of school work
  • 186

    Bidefordians
  • 187 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 188 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 189 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 190 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 191 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 192 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 193 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 194 Capers on the cobbles

  • 195 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 196 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 197 Torrington children build igloo
  • 198 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 199 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 200 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 201 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 202 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 203 Six footed lamb

  • 204 Warmington's garage ad

  • 205 Little 'Big Ben'

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

  • 207

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 208 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 209 Bideford regatta

  • 210 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

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

  • 212 Burnard family reunion

  • 213 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 214 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 215 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 216 Centenary of Gazette

  • 217 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 218 Bideford loses training ship

  • 219 113 years at Instow

  • 220 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 221 Littleham family's five generations

  • 222 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 223 Fleet of foot and fair of face

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

  • 225 Happy Days!

  • 226 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 227 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 228 Off on a great adventure

  • 229 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 230 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

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    Cadets are given certificates
  • 232 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 233 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 234 Artisans' Club

  • 235 Finished in 1876

  • 236 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 237 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 238 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 239 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 240 Variety in summer weather

  • 241 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 242 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 243

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 244 Puppet characters introduced

  • 245 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 246 Private home for public pump

  • 247 Service with a smile

  • 248

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 249 Peter poses for TV film

  • 250 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 251 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 252 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 253 Simple Item 138
  • 254 When horses score over the tractor

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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 256 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 257 All for the love of a lady!

  • 258 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 259 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

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    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 261 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 262 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 263 Childrens' model of Torrington

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    Close associations with North Devon
  • 265 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 266 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 267 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 268 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 269 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 270 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 271 Revenge in style

  • 272 Appledore's largest

  • 273 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 274 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 275 In their new robes and hats

  • 276 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 277 First ship in 8 years

  • 278 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 279 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 280 Bideford's new market opens next week

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    Building works
  • 282 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 283 Bideford computer stars

  • 284 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 285 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 286 Recognise this resort?

  • 287 Ships at Bideford

  • 288 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 289 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 290 Twenty-one yachts

  • 291 Modern living at Bideford

  • 292 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 293 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 294 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 295 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 296 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 297 Picking the pops

  • 298 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 299 Devil sent packing

  • 300 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 301 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 302 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 303 No sale of Springfield House

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    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 305 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

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

  • 307 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 308 New art gallery opened

  • 309 North Devon Driving School

  • 310 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 311 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 312 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 313 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 314 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 315

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 316 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 317 Pannier Market's future?

  • 318 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 319 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 320 End of the line

  • 321 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 322 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 323 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 324 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 325 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 326 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 327 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 328 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 329 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 330 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 331 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 332 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 333 Hartland's invitation

  • 334 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 335 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 336 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 337 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 338 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 339

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 340 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 341 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 342 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 343 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 344 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 345 Emergency ferry services

  • 346 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 347 Centuries old but today busier than ever

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

  • 349 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 350 They are parted pro-tem

  • 351 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 352 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 353 Ten year old scrambler

  • 354 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 355 Clovelly nightmare

  • 356 Beach search for mines takes longer

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 358

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 359 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 360 New look in the hayfields

  • 361 Life begins at 80

  • 362 Last train from Torrington

  • 363 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 364 Loads of black and white

  • 365 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 366 School crossing patrol begins

  • 367 A bird of their own!

  • 368 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 369 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 370 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 371 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 372 Clovelly custom

  • 373 Some 240 exhibits

  • 374 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 375 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 376 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 377 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 378 He beat the floods

  • 379 Mobile missionary

  • 380 Hartland Dancers
  • 381 Bridging the stream

  • 382 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 383 Waldon Triplets
  • 384 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 385 Traditions and skills still there

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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Still no grants for Melhuish property 13th August 1971

Still no grants for Melhuish property 13th August 1971

Still no grantsAn attempt to obtain improvement grants for a number of Appledore properties under the Government's extended scheme has failed.  Now the matter may be taken up by Mr Peter Mills, M.P.

Mr Alan Gardner (Clerk of Northam Urban Council said that when the Government announced the higher grants that could be given in development areas the Minister for Housing and Construction, Mr Julian Amery, sent personal letters to the heads of all local authorities in such areas impressing upon them the need to encourage people to apply for grants and so make extra work for people in their districts.  Chairman of Northam Council (Mr R Evers) took up with the Minister the problem in this area of the Melhuish property for which grants could not be paid because the occupiers had not adequate title.

 

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