• 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 Pannier Market's future?

  • 3 Big develolpment at Calveford

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    Bidefordians
  • 5 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 6 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 7 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 8 Happy Days!

  • 9 Picking the pops

  • 10 Appledore's largest

  • 11 Private home for public pump

  • 12 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 13 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 14 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 15 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 16 Penny for the guy

  • 17

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 18 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 19 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 20 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 21

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 22 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 23 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 24 Bideford computer stars

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

  • 26

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 27 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 28

    Building works
  • 29 Warmington's garage ad

  • 30 Finished in 1876

  • 31

    Was a missionary
  • 32 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 33

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 34 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 35 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 36 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 37 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 38 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 39 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 40 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 41 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 42 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 43 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 44 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

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

  • 46 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 47 New civic medallions

  • 48 Six footed lamb

  • 49 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 50 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 51 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 52 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 53 Decontrol of meat

  • 54 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 55 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 56

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 57 Success to Festival of the Arts

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

  • 59 Traditions and skills still there

  • 60 Twenty-one yachts

  • 61 Parkham plan realised

  • 62 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 63

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 64 Open-air art exhibition by 'under 40' group

  • 65

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 66 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 67 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 68 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 69 Hartland's invitation

  • 70 Peter poses for TV film

  • 71 Bideford loses training ship

  • 72 Cruising down the river

  • 73 Some 240 exhibits

  • 74 Bideford regatta

  • 75 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 76 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 77 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 78 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 79 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 80 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 81 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 82 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 83 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 84

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 85 Torrington in 1967

  • 86 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 87 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 88 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 89 No sale of Springfield House

  • 90 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 91 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 92 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 93 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 94 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 95 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 96 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 97 Torrington's new amenity

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

  • 99 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 100 Riverside mystery

  • 101 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 102 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 103 Devil sent packing

  • 104 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 105 Just over a year old

  • 106 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 107

    Married in 1908
  • 108 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 109 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 110 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 111 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 112 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 113 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 114 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 115 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 116 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 117

    New gateway
  • 118 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 119 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 120

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 121 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 122 School's link with cargo ship

  • 123 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 124 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 125 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 126 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 127 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 128 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 129 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 130 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 131 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 132

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 133 Waldon Triplets
  • 134 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 135 Weare Giffard potato

  • 136 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 137 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 138 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 139 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 140 Last train from Torrington

  • 141 The art of the thatcher

  • 142 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 143 New look in the hayfields

  • 144 Torrington children build igloo
  • 145 Revenge in style

  • 146 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 147 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 148 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 149 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 150 Loads of black and white

  • 151 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

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

  • 153 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 154 A roof-top view - where?

  • 155 It really was the 'last time'

  • 156 Picking the pops

  • 157 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 158 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 159 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 160 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 161 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 162 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 163 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 164 Clovelly nightmare

  • 165

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 166 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 167 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 168 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 169 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 170 Clovelly custom

  • 171 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 172 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 173 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 174 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 175 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 176 New life for Hartland organ

  • 177 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 178 Liked holidays here - so starts business

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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 180 Puppet characters introduced

  • 181 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 182 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 183 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 184 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 185 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 186 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 187 North Devon Driving School

  • 188 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 189 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 190 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 191 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 192 Can spring be far away?

  • 193 Some mushroom!

  • 194 Burnard family reunion

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

  • 196 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 197 What's the time?

  • 198 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 199 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 200 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 201 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 202 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 203 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 204 So this is the mainland!

  • 205 No laughing matter

  • 206 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 207 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 208 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 209 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 210 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 211 A man and his wheel

  • 212 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 213 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 214 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 215 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 216 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 217 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

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

  • 219 Variety in summer weather

  • 220 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 221 Capers on the cobbles

  • 222 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 223 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 224 Police station view of Bideford

  • 225 When horses score over the tractor

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    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 227 New Post Office

  • 228 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 229 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 230 Out of puff!

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    Relatives all over the world
  • 232 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 233 Littleham family's five generations

  • 234 New choral society's growing response

  • 235 Northam footballers of the future

  • 236

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 237 Daisy's pride and joy

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

  • 239 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 240 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 241 He beat the floods

  • 242 Service with a smile

  • 243 Torridge wins on time schedule

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    Appledore boys beat mums at football
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    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 246 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 247 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 248 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 249 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

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

  • 251 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 252 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 253 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 254 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 255 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 256 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

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    Cadets are given certificates
  • 258

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 259

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 260 A bird of their own!

  • 261 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

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

  • 263 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 264 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 265 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 266 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 267 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 268 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 269 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 270 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 271 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 272 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 273 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 274 Modern living at Bideford

  • 275 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 276 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 277 Hartland Dancers
  • 278 Recognise this resort?

  • 279 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 280 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 281 For crying out loud!

  • 282

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 283 The Geneva marionettes

  • 284 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 285 Simple Item 138
  • 286 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 287 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 288 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 289 Circus comes to town

  • 290 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 291 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 292 A story to tell!

  • 293 New Lundy stamps

  • 294 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 295 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 296 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 297

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 298 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 299

    Exhibition of school work
  • 300 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 301 All for the love of a lady!

  • 302 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 303 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 304 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 305 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 306 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 307 End of the line

  • 308 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 309 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 310 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 311 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 312 113 years at Instow

  • 313 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 314 New addition to Quay front

  • 315 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 316 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 317

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 318 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 319 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 320 Mobile missionary

  • 321

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 322 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 323 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 324 Off on a great adventure

  • 325 Northam's almshouse

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

  • 327 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 328 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 329 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 330 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 331 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 332

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 333 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 334 Bridging the stream

  • 335 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 336 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 337 All aboard the ark

  • 338 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 339 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 340 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 341 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 342 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 343 New shipyard on schedule

  • 344 In their new robes and hats

  • 345 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 346 They are parted pro-tem

  • 347 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 348 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 349 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 350 Emergency ferry services

  • 351 Ten year old scrambler

  • 352 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 353 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 354 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 355 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 356 Centenary of Gazette

  • 357 Life begins at 80

  • 358 School crossing patrol begins

  • 359 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 360 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 361 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

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

  • 363 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 364 New art gallery opened

  • 365 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 366 Sight of a lifetime

  • 367 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 368 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 369 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 370 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 371 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 372 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 373 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 374 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 375 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 376 Jumble sale fever

  • 377 First ship in 8 years

  • 378 Hartland postman retires

  • 379 Artisans' Club

  • 380 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 381 By pony and trap to market

  • 382

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 383 Ships at Bideford

  • 384 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 385 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

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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National Farmers' Union Annual Dinner

Officials of Bideford branch National Farmers’ Union

gather with their guests before last week’s annual dinner.

17.2.1956 Farming NFU

Those appearing in the photograph are: Messrs F M Shore, J Paterson (Principle, Bideford School of Art), O A Reed, R Mills, D F B Stucley (Mayor of Bideford), W T Harris (Chairman Bideford Rural Council), C T Smith, S A Brimacombe, Mrs F M Shore, Mrs R Mills, Mrs M de N Youngman (chairman Northam Urban Council), Mrs D F B Stucley (Mayoress of Bideford), Mrs O A Reed and Mrs S A Brimacombe.

Article dated 17 February 1956

Dairy Maid

Eighteen year old Jayne Tithecott, of Inglenook, 

Glenburnie Road, Bideford, has been elected Buckland Brewer Dairy Maid. Jayne, a member of Buckland Brewer YFC, is a student at the North Devon College.

5.3.1976 Jayne Tithecott1

North Devon’s Dairy Maid will be chosen at Barnstaple next month.

Gazette article dated 5 March 1976

Torrington Lamb Quads

Spring

2.3.1951 Torrington quads1

Lambs are a sure sign of Spring and pictured, held by the photgraphers's daughter, Miss Kaye Woodward, are the day-old quadruplet lambs born on the farm of Mr Charles Martin, of Beam, Torrington.

Gazette article dated 2 March 1951

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