• 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 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 2 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 3 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 4 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 5 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 6 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 7 Sight of a lifetime

  • 8 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 9 What's the time?

  • 10 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 11 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 12 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 13 Bideford loses training ship

  • 14 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 15 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 16 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 17 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 18 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 19 Happy Days!

  • 20 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 21 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 22

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 23 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 24 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 25 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 26 Traditions and skills still there

  • 27 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 28 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 29 By pony and trap to market

  • 30 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 31 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 32

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 33 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 34

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 35 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 36 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 37 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 38 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 39 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 40 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 41

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 42 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 43 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 44 Artisans' Club

  • 45 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 46 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 47 Waldon Triplets
  • 48 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 49 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 50

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 51

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 52 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 53

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 54 Simple Item 138
  • 55 Weare Giffard potato

  • 56 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 57

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 58 Torrington's new amenity

  • 59 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 60 Decontrol of meat

  • 61 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 62 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

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

  • 64 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 65 Sweets derationing

  • 66 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 67 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 68 Out of puff!

  • 69 Clovelly custom

  • 70

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 71 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 72 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 73 New look for Torrington Lane

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

  • 75 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 76 No ancient Grecian temple this

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

  • 78 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 79 The Geneva marionettes

  • 80 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 81 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 82 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 83 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 84 Riverside mystery

  • 85

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 86 School's link with cargo ship

  • 87 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 88 Ships at Bideford

  • 89 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 90 Bideford regatta

  • 91 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 92 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 93 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 94 First ship in 8 years

  • 95 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 96 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 97 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 98 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 99 The young smith of Abbotsham>
  • 100 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 101 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 102 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 103 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 104

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 105 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 106 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 107 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 108 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 109 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 110 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 111 Warmington's garage ad

  • 112 New shipyard on schedule

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

  • 114 Bideford's new market opens next week

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

  • 116 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 117 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 118 Hartland postman retires

  • 119 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 120 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 121 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 122

    Exhibition of school work
  • 123

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 124 New art gallery opened

  • 125 New gateway to King George's Fields

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

  • 127 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 128 Cruising down the river

  • 129 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 130 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 131 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 132 New civic medallions

  • 133 Recognise this resort?

  • 134

    Married in 1908
  • 135 Lundy memorial to John Pennington Harman V.C.

  • 136 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 137 Revenge in style

  • 138 Hartland's invitation

  • 139 Space dominates Hartland carnival

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

  • 141 Some 240 exhibits

  • 142 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 143 Puppet characters introduced

  • 144 Peter poses for TV film

  • 145 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 146 Northam footballers of the future

  • 147 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 148 Variety in summer weather

  • 149 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 150 Appledore's largest

  • 151

    Relatives all over the world
  • 152 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 153 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 154 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 155 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 156 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 157 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 158 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 159 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 160 New choral society's growing response

  • 161 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 162 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 163 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 164 All aboard the ark

  • 165 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 166 Parkham plan realised

  • 167 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 168 When horses score over the tractor

  • 169 Dustmen of the days of yore>
  • 170 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 171 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 172 It really was the 'last time'

  • 173 Loads of black and white

  • 174 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 175 Mobile missionary

  • 176 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 177 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 178 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 179 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 180 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 181 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 182 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 183

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 184 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 185 Modern living at Bideford

  • 186 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 187 113 years at Instow

  • 188 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 189 Six footed lamb

  • 190 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 191 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 192 Off on a great adventure

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

  • 194 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 195

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 196 No laughing matter

  • 197 A story to tell!

  • 198 Filming at Hartland

  • 199 A bird of their own!

  • 200 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 201 School crossing patrol begins

  • 202 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 203 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 204 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 205 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 206 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 207 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 208 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 209 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 210 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 211 So this is the mainland!

  • 212 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 213

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 214 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 215 Big develolpment at Calveford

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

  • 217 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 218 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 219 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 220 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 221 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 222 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 223 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 224 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 225 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 226 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 227 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 228 A man and his wheel

  • 229 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 230 Can spring be far away?

  • 231 Ten year old scrambler

  • 232 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 233 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 234 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 235 Finished in 1876

  • 236 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 237 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 238 Northam's almshouse

  • 239 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 240 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 241 Devil sent packing

  • 242 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 243

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 244 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 245 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 246 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 247 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 248 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 249 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 250 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 251 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 252 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 253 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 254

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 255 Life begins at 80

  • 256

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 257 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 258

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 259 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 260 Private home for public pump

  • 261 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 262 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 263 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 264 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 265 Pannier Market's future?

  • 266 A roof-top view - where?

  • 267 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 268 He beat the floods

  • 269 North Devon Driving School

  • 270 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 271 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 272 Bridging the stream

  • 273 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 274 New Lundy stamps

  • 275 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 276 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 277 Police station view of Bideford

  • 278 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 279 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 280 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 281

    Bidefordians
  • 282 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 283 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 284 Burnard family reunion

  • 285 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 286 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 287 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 288 Disastrous dock fire at Appledore>
  • 289 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 290 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 291 Clovelly nightmare

  • 292 New addition to Quay front

  • 293 Torrington in 1967

  • 294 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 295 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 296 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 297 Some mushroom!

  • 298 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 299 Blanchards ad.>
  • 300 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 301 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 302

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 303 New look in the hayfields

  • 304 New Post Office

  • 305

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 306 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 307 For crying out loud!

  • 308 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 309 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 310 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 311 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 312 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 313 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 314 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 315 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 316 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 317 Penny for the guy

  • 318 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 319 Torrington children build igloo
  • 320 Over the bank together>
  • 321 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 322 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 323 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 324 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 325 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 326 Emergency ferry services

  • 327 The cab at the corner>
  • 328 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 329 In their new robes and hats

  • 330 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 331 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 332 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 333

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 334 Picking the pops

  • 335 Braddicks furniture ad.>
  • 336 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 337 Bideford computer stars

  • 338

    New gateway
  • 339 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 340 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 341 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 342 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 343

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 344 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 345 Circus comes to town

  • 346 Picking the pops

  • 347 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 348

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 349 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 350 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 351 Service with a smile

  • 352 End of the line

  • 353 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 354 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 355 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 356 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 357 Caught in the act>
  • 358 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 359 Gateways with rhymes>
  • 360 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 361 Littleham family's five generations

  • 362 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 363 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 364 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 365 All for the love of a lady!

  • 366 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 367 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 368 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 369

    Building works
  • 370 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 371 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 372 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 373 Centenary of Gazette

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

  • 375 The art of the thatcher

  • 376 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 377 New life for Hartland organ

  • 378 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 379 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 380 Twenty-one yachts

  • 381 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 382 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 383 Capers on the cobbles

  • 384 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 385 From Bobby to Brian

  • 386 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 387 They are parted pro-tem

  • 388

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 389 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 390 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 391 No sale of Springfield House

  • 392 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 393 Just over a year old

  • 394 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 395 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 396 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 397 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 398 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 399 Last train from Torrington

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    First prize
  • 401 Hartland Dancers
  • 402 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 403 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 404 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 405 Meredith and Son ad.>
  • 406 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

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

  • 408 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 409 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 410 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 411 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 412 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 413 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 414 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 415 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 416 Jumble sale fever

  • 417

    Was a missionary
  • 418 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 419 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 420 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 421 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 422 Photo mural in Bideford bank

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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A bigger and better Hillman range!

New cars at Warmington's garage

This motoring year, looks make news! The ‘Big Car’ beauty of the new Minx Saloon with added luggage space to match its 8 seater comfort. The exciting international elegance of the Californian. The sleek grace of the weatherwise Minx Convertible. The roominess of the Estate Car.
Warmington’s Garage, Bridgeland Street, Bideford. Tel. 16

19 March 1954 Warmingtons ad

Gazette ad. 19 March 1954

 

A story to tell!

Councils that know their business

North Devon resorts relying on their popularity with visitors for prosperity show their enterprise and good business sense in advertising a welcome to holidaymakers.

12 March 1954 A story to tell

Here is a message sent out via the National dailies and weeklies during the past few weeks and as a direct result the publicity department at Northam have been handling hundreds of enquiries weekly.

Gazette article 12 March 1954

 

Centenary of the Gazette

Gazette celebrates 100 years

The infant Gazette, which was first published as a monthly and then became a weekly, soon began to build up its circulation. Today it is estimated each issue is seen by some 30,000 people actual copies sold having increased by over 50 per cent since 1939.

12 March 1954 Centenary of Gazette

Today, a home of ships, a busy main road, and a pleasant promenade, Bideford Quay is all these and more .

The magic of far-away places and strange-sounding names is still to be found along Bideford Quay which was reconstructed in its present form 64 years ago.

Gazette article 12 March 1954

 

 

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