• 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 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 2 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 3 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 4

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 5

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 6 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 7 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 8 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 9 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 10 Emergency ferry services

  • 11 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

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

  • 13 By pony and trap to market

  • 14

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 15 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 16 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 17 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 18 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 19 Northam's almshouse

  • 20

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 21 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 22 Weare Giffard potato

  • 23 Capers on the cobbles

  • 24 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 25 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 26 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 27 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 28 Bideford computer stars

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

  • 30 No laughing matter

  • 31 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 32 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 33 School crossing patrol begins

  • 34 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 35 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 36 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 37 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 38

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 39 Bideford loses training ship

  • 40 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 41 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 42 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 43 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 44 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 45 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 46 Ships at Bideford

  • 47

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 48 New art gallery opened

  • 49 Out of puff!

  • 50 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 51 End of the line

  • 52 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 53 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 54

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 55 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 56 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 57 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 58 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 59 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 60

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 61 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 62 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 63 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 64 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 65 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 66 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 67 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 68 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 69 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 70 Caught in the act>
  • 71 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 72

    Married in 1908
  • 73 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 74 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 75 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 76

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 77 Jumble sale fever

  • 78 Twenty-one yachts

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

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

  • 81 New Post Office

  • 82 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 83 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 84 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 85 Variety in summer weather

  • 86 Devil sent packing

  • 87 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 88 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 89 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 90 Private home for public pump

  • 91 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 92 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 93 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 94 Puppet characters introduced

  • 95 A roof-top view - where?

  • 96 Riverside mystery

  • 97 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 98 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 99 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 100 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 101 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 102 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 103 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 104 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 105 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 106 It really was the 'last time'

  • 107

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 108 In their new robes and hats

  • 109

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 110 Peter poses for TV film

  • 111 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 112 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 113 Gateways with rhymes>
  • 114 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 115 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 116 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 117 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 118 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 119 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 120 School's link with cargo ship

  • 121 Hartland's invitation

  • 122 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 123 Braddicks furniture ad.>
  • 124

    Relatives all over the world
  • 125 Just over a year old

  • 126 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 127 New Lundy stamps

  • 128 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 129

    New gateway
  • 130 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 131 Finished in 1876

  • 132 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 133 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 134 Westward Ho! combined op

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

  • 136 Torrington's new amenity

  • 137

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 138

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 139 Burnard family reunion

  • 140 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 141

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 142

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 143 Blanchards ad.>
  • 144 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 145 What's the time?

  • 146 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 147 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 148 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 149 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 150 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 151 A story to tell!

  • 152 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 153 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 154

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 155 Hartland postman retires

  • 156 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 157 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 158 Meredith and Son ad.>
  • 159 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 160 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 161

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 162 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 163 New look in the hayfields

  • 164 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 165 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 166 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 167 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 168 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 169 Artisans' Club

  • 170 They are parted pro-tem

  • 171

    Exhibition of school work
  • 172 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 173 North Devon Driving School

  • 174 Service with a smile

  • 175 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 176 Picking the pops

  • 177 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 178 Modern living at Bideford

  • 179 When horses score over the tractor

  • 180 113 years at Instow

  • 181 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 182

    Building works
  • 183 Northam footballers of the future

  • 184 Bideford regatta

  • 185 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 186 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 187 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 188 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 189 Picking the pops

  • 190 The Geneva marionettes

  • 191 Clovelly nightmare

  • 192 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 193 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 194 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

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

  • 196 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 197 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 198 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 199 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 200 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 201 Sight of a lifetime

  • 202 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 203 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 204 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 205 All aboard the ark

  • 206 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 207 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 208 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 209 Life begins at 80

  • 210 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 211 All for the love of a lady!

  • 212 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 213 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 214 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 215 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 216 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 217 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 218 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 219 Sweets derationing

  • 220 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

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

  • 222 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 223 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 224 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 225 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 226 Six footed lamb

  • 227 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 228 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 229 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 230 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 231 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 232 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 233 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 234

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 235 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 236 Waldon Triplets
  • 237 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 238 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

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

  • 240 Circus comes to town

  • 241 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 242 The cab at the corner>
  • 243 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 244 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 245 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 246 The art of the thatcher

  • 247 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 248

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 249 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 250 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 251 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 252 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 253 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 254

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 255 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 256 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 257

    Was a missionary
  • 258 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 259 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 260 New life for Hartland organ

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

  • 262 He beat the floods

  • 263 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 264 Simple Item 138
  • 265 Not Bideford's answer to the moon rocket!

  • 266 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 267 Littleham family's five generations

  • 268 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 269 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 270 Parkham plan realised

  • 271 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 272 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 273 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 274 Loads of black and white

  • 275 Revenge in style

  • 276 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 277 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 278 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 279 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 280 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 281 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 282 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 283 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 284 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 285

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 286 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 287 Penny for the guy

  • 288 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 289 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 290 Clovelly custom

  • 291 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 292 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 293 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 294 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 295 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

  • 296 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 297 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 298 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 299 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 300 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 301 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 302 New choral society's growing response

  • 303 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 304 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 305 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 306 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 307 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 308 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 309 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 310 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 311 Warmington's garage ad

  • 312 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 313 Pannier Market's future?

  • 314 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 315 Hartland Dancers
  • 316 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 317

    Bidefordians
  • 318 First ship in 8 years

  • 319 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 320 Centenary of Gazette

  • 321 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 322 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 323 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 324 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 325 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 326 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 327 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 328 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 329 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 330 Torrington children build igloo
  • 331 No sale of Springfield House

  • 332 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

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

  • 334 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 335 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 336 Ten year old scrambler

  • 337 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 338 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 339 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 340 Decontrol of meat

  • 341 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 342 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 343 Happy Days!

  • 344

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 345 So this is the mainland!

  • 346 Disastrous dock fire at Appledore>
  • 347 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 348 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 349 Dustmen of the days of yore>
  • 350 For crying out loud!

  • 351 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 352 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 353 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 354 Traditions and skills still there

  • 355 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 356 New addition to Quay front

  • 357 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 358 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 359 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 360 Police station view of Bideford

  • 361 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 362 Cruising down the river

  • 363 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 364 Can spring be far away?

  • 365 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 366 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 367 Off on a great adventure

  • 368 Some 240 exhibits

  • 369 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 370 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 371 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 372 New shipyard on schedule

  • 373 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 374 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 375

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 376 From Bobby to Brian

  • 377 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 378 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 379 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 380

    First prize
  • 381 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 382 Mobile missionary

  • 383 Filming at Hartland

  • 384 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 385 Some mushroom!

  • 386 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 387 A bird of their own!

  • 388 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 389 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 390 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 391 A man and his wheel

  • 392 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 393 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 394 Recognise this resort?

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

  • 396 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 397 New civic medallions

  • 398 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 399 Torrington in 1967

  • 400

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 401 Bridging the stream

  • 402 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 403 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 404 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 405 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 406 Over the bank together>
  • 407 The young smith of Abbotsham>
  • 408 Last train from Torrington

  • 409 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 410 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 411 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 412

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 413 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 414 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 415 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 416 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 417 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 418 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 419 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 420 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 421 Appledore's largest

  • 422 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

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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Weare Giffard’s ‘Husband and Wives Only’ Social

Baby sitters and refreshments provided.

1959 Weare Giffard

Husband and wife only – that was the strict ruling for those attending a Christmas and New Year social at Weare Giffard Parish Hall on Thursday week.
The social was the second annual event of its kind at Weare Giffard and is an experiment being carried out by the rector and his wife, the Rev and Mrs J M Lucas.
There was an attendance of 44 at the social, all husbands and wives. Young people of the village and some older members of the local Mothers’ Union branch helped with refreshments and babysitting. The programme of dancing and games was organised by Mr D G Glover.
The full Gazette article is dated 9 January 1959

Members’ Night at Weare Giffard

It was members’ night at the October meeting of Weare Giffard WI and the officers relinquished their duties for the evening.

1962 Weare Giffard WI

Mrs Cork took over the duties of the President, assisted by Mrs Wilkie as secretary. Mrs Chamings entertained members with a series of delightful coloured slides. Mrs Lampard-Vachell distributed bulbs for the February hyacinth competition. Mrs Lillie was the tea hostess.
Results of the previous completion for ‘a poem on Weare Giffard’ were announced as Mrs Lillie; Mrs Bannister; and Mrs Maxwell. Mrs Coyle judged the competition for a jar of green tomato chutney awarding as follows: Mrs Lee; Mrs Stanbury; and Mrs Bannister.
Mrs Prout was responsible for the social time and Mrs Brown was the successful competitor.
The Gazette article is dated 19 October 1962

15th Century Stained Glass Replaced

15th Century Stained Glass Replaced - February 1968

15th Century Stained Glass Windows Replaced
 

2 second-year students of Bideford School of Art have replaced stained glass windows in the gate house of the 15th century Weare Giffard Hall which had been vandalised some years ago.
There are 4 windows set in pairs – the picture above details Henry VIII and Ann of Cleves. Weare Giffard Hall is being restored by Miss E M Mullins, Mrs M Minett and Mr and Mrs H M Dickinson who bought it 12 months ago.
This picture and article appeared in the Gazette on 2 February 1968.

 
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