• 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 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 2 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 3 Northam's almshouse

  • 4 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 5 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 6

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 7 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 8 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 9 All aboard the ark

  • 10 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 11 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 12 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 13 New life for Hartland organ

  • 14 Burnard family reunion

  • 15 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 16 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 17 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 18 Bideford regatta

  • 19 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 20 A roof-top view - where?

  • 21 Hartland postman retires

  • 22 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 23 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 24 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 25 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 26 It really was the 'last time'

  • 27 Capers on the cobbles

  • 28 Appledore's largest

  • 29

    Bidefordians
  • 30 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 31 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 32 Artisans' Club

  • 33

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 34 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 35 Twenty-one yachts

  • 36 Police station view of Bideford

  • 37 New Post Office

  • 38 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 39 Waldon Triplets
  • 40 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 41 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 42 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 43 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 44 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 45 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 46 Torrington children build igloo
  • 47 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 48 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 49 Jumble sale fever

  • 50 Ten year old scrambler

  • 51 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 52 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 53 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 54 The young smith of Abbotsham>
  • 55

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 56 A bird of their own!

  • 57 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 58 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 59 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 60 School crossing patrol begins

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

  • 62 Revenge in style

  • 63 No laughing matter

  • 64 Devil sent packing

  • 65 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 66 Sweets derationing

  • 67 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 68 Clovelly custom

  • 69 When horses score over the tractor

  • 70

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 71 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 72 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 73

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 74 Torrington's new amenity

  • 75 Weare Giffard potato

  • 76 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 77 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 78 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 79 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 80 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 81 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 82 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 83 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 84 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 85 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 86 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 87

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 88 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 89

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 90 One of the luckier farmers in getting in the problem harvest

  • 91 North Devon Driving School

  • 92 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 93 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 94 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 95 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 96 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 97 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 98 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 99 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 100 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 101 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 102 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 103 From Bobby to Brian

  • 104 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 105 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 106 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 107 First ship in 8 years

  • 108 Ships at Bideford

  • 109 Can spring be far away?

  • 110 Traditions and skills still there

  • 111 The art of the thatcher

  • 112 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 113 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 114

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 115 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 116 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 117 Service with a smile

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

  • 119 Picking the pops

  • 120 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 121 For crying out loud!

  • 122 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 123 Bideford computer stars

  • 124 Filming at Hartland

  • 125 Torrington in 1967

  • 126 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 127 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 128 Out of puff!

  • 129

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 130 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 131 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 132

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 133 Emergency ferry services

  • 134 Loads of black and white

  • 135 Liked holidays here - so starts business

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

  • 137 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 138 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 139 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 140 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 141 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 142 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 143 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 144 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 145 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 146 No sale of Springfield House

  • 147 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 148 Northam footballers of the future

  • 149 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 150 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 151 Variety in summer weather

  • 152 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 153 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 154 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 155 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 156 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 157 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 158 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 159 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 160 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 161 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 162 They are parted pro-tem

  • 163 Recognise this resort?

  • 164 Meredith and Son ad.>
  • 165 Littleham family's five generations

  • 166 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 167 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 168 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 169 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 170

    First prize
  • 171 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 172 Some 240 exhibits

  • 173 Dustmen of the days of yore>
  • 174 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 175 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 176 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 177 Private home for public pump

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

  • 179 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 180 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 181 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 182 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 183 Hartland Dancers
  • 184 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 185 Penny for the guy

  • 186 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 187 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 188 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 189 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 190 Cruising down the river

  • 191 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 192

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 193 Caught in the act>
  • 194 New civic medallions

  • 195 Finished in 1876

  • 196 113 years at Instow

  • 197 All for the love of a lady!

  • 198 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 199 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 200 Warmington's garage ad

  • 201 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 202 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 203 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 204 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 205 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 206 Circus comes to town

  • 207 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 208 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 209 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 210 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 211 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 212 Centenary of Gazette

  • 213 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 214 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 215 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 216 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 217 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 218 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 219 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 220 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 221 Happy Days!

  • 222 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 223 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 224 Picking the pops

  • 225 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 226 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 227

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 228 So this is the mainland!

  • 229 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 230 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 231 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 232 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 233 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 234 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 235 New Lundy stamps

  • 236 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 237

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 238 In their new robes and hats

  • 239 End of the line

  • 240 A story to tell!

  • 241 Peter poses for TV film

  • 242 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 243 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 244 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 245 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 246 Sight of a lifetime

  • 247 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 248 Disastrous dock fire at Appledore>
  • 249 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 250 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 251

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 252 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 253 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 254

    Was a missionary
  • 255 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 256 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 257 He beat the floods

  • 258 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 259

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 260 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

  • 261 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 262 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 263 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 264 Lundy memorial to John Pennington Harman V.C.

  • 265 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 266

    Married in 1908
  • 267 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 268 Some mushroom!

  • 269 Simple Item 138
  • 270 Parkham plan realised

  • 271 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 272 Decontrol of meat

  • 273 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 274

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 275 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 276 School's link with cargo ship

  • 277 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 278 Over the bank together>
  • 279 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 280 The cab at the corner>
  • 281

    Exhibition of school work
  • 282 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 283 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 284 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 285 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 286 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 287 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 288 New shipyard on schedule

  • 289 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 290 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 291 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 292 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

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

  • 294 What's the time?

  • 295 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 296 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 297 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 298 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 299 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 300 A man and his wheel

  • 301 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 302 Blanchards ad.>
  • 303 Just over a year old

  • 304 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 305 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 306

    Building works
  • 307 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 308 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 309 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 310 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 311 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 312 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 313

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 314 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

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

  • 316

    New gateway
  • 317 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 318 By pony and trap to market

  • 319 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 320 First tankers arrive at new depot

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

  • 322 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 323

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 324 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 325 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 326 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 327 Last train from Torrington

  • 328 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 329 Off on a great adventure

  • 330 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 331 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 332 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 333 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 334 Six footed lamb

  • 335

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 336 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 337 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 338

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 339 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 340 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 341 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 342 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 343 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 344 Gateways with rhymes>
  • 345 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 346 New addition to Quay front

  • 347 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 348 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 349 Riverside mystery

  • 350

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 351 Pannier Market's future?

  • 352 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 353 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 354

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 355

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 356 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 357 New art gallery opened

  • 358 Modern living at Bideford

  • 359 Mobile missionary

  • 360 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 361 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 362 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 363 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 364 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

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

  • 366 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 367 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 368 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 369 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 370 Clovelly nightmare

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

  • 372

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 373 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 374 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 375 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 376 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 377 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 378 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 379 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 380 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 381 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 382 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

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

  • 384 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 385 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 386 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 387 Bideford loses training ship

  • 388 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 389 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 390 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 391 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 392

    Relatives all over the world
  • 393 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 394 Puppet characters introduced

  • 395 Braddicks furniture ad.>
  • 396 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 397 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 398 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 399 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 400 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 401 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 402 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 403 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 404 Bridging the stream

  • 405 Hartland's invitation

  • 406 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 407 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 408 Life begins at 80

  • 409 The Geneva marionettes

  • 410 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 411 New choral society's growing response

  • 412 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 413 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 414 New look in the hayfields

  • 415

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 416 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 417 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 418 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 419 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 420 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 421 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 422 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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Comedy-thriller presented by Drama Group

In the Church Hall,

on Thursday and Friday evenings of last week, Hartland Drama Group added to their list of successes with a presentation of the three-act comedy-thriller 'Brush with a body' (Maurice McLoughlin).

9.2.1968 Hartland Drama Group

Audience reaction voted it very entertaining and well performed and, as someone added, 'a pleasant change from some of the sexy plays shown on TV.' Harold Lockyear (off-stage the Vicar of Hartland) was a particular favourite as Mr Flaherty, the Irish sweep.

9.2.1968 Hartland Drama Group2

Draw winners were: Jean Ashton and Mrs R Short. Tickets were sold by Jeremy Mugford, Keith Jeffery, Caroline and Rosemary Jeffery, Katherine Lockyear and Thelma Bolton.

Gazette dated February 9, 1968

Jubilee of Hartland’s Third Methodist Church

When on Midsummer Day 1915,

Hartland Methodists officially opened their new church, the schools closed all day and the shops were shut in the afternoon. The celebrations included a luncheon which was attended by 400 people – although this was wartime.

June 1965 Hartland Methodist Church2

June 1965 Hartland Methodist Church anniversary

When the jubilee is celebrated next Thursday June 24th, there will again be a luncheon and the number expected is 200. Guests invited include Sir Dennis and Lady Stucley and the Vicar of Hartland, the Rev Andrew Jones, a gesture which would, no doubt, have amazed those Bible Christians who, 149 years ago, began their work in Hartland and conducted services in the kitchen of Ford Farm.

June 1965

Hartland News

Traffic flow and Hartland Band

Officers elected for the Playing Fields Association - Messrs Heard, Fulford, Goaman, Cross, Pengilly, Middle, Burrow, Short, O'Donnell, Prouse and Burrow; Mesdames Conibear and Mugford.

Mr Heywood reports a credit balance at the annual meeting of Hartland Town Band, and Mr Way is to continue as band master.

20 May 1966 2 Hartland

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