• 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 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 2 New Lundy stamps

  • 3 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 4 Circus comes to town

  • 5 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 6 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 7 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 8 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 9 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 10 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 11 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 12 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 13 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 14 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 15 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 16 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 17 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 18 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 19 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 20 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 21 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 22 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 23 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 24 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 25 Hartland Dancers
  • 26 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 27 Private home for public pump

  • 28 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 29 What's the time?

  • 30 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 31 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 32 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 33 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 34 Penny for the guy

  • 35 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 36 No sale of Springfield House

  • 37 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 38 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 39 They are parted pro-tem

  • 40 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 41 New Post Office

  • 42 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 43 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 44 Bridging the stream

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

  • 46 School crossing patrol begins

  • 47 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 48 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 49 Cruising down the river

  • 50 From Bobby to Brian

  • 51

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 52 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 53

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

  • 55 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 56 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 57 Gateways with rhymes>
  • 58 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 59 Twenty-one yachts

  • 60 North Devon Driving School

  • 61 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 62 Burnard family reunion

  • 63 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 64 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 65 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 66 Torrington in 1967

  • 67 Six footed lamb

  • 68 Centenary of Gazette

  • 69 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 70 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 71 He beat the floods

  • 72 Service with a smile

  • 73 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 74

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 75 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 76 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 77 Disastrous dock fire at Appledore>
  • 78 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 79 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 80 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 81 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 82 No laughing matter

  • 83 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 84 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 85 Filming at Hartland

  • 86 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 87

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 88 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 89 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

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

  • 91 Torrington children build igloo
  • 92 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 93 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 94 Dustmen of the days of yore>
  • 95

    New gateway
  • 96 All for the love of a lady!

  • 97 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 98 Devil sent packing

  • 99 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 100 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 101 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 102 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 103 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 104 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 105 Blanchards ad.>
  • 106 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 107 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 108 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 109 All aboard the ark

  • 110 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 111 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

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

  • 113 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 114 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 115 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 116 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

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

  • 118 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 119 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 120 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 121 Traditions and skills still there

  • 122 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 123 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 124 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 125 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 126 Some mushroom!

  • 127 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 128 It really was the 'last time'

  • 129 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 130 So this is the mainland!

  • 131

    Married in 1908
  • 132 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 133 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 134 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 135 Braddicks furniture ad.>
  • 136 Sight of a lifetime

  • 137 New look in the hayfields

  • 138 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 139 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 140 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 141 By pony and trap to market

  • 142 Mobile missionary

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

  • 144 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 145 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 146 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 147

    First prize
  • 148 The young smith of Abbotsham>
  • 149 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 150 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 151 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 152 Recognise this resort?

  • 153 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 154 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 155 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 156 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 157 Over the bank together>
  • 158 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 159 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 160 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 161

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 162 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 163 School's link with cargo ship

  • 164 The Geneva marionettes

  • 165 Jumble sale fever

  • 166 New addition to Quay front

  • 167 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 168 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 169 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 170 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 171 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 172 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 173 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 174 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 175 Not Bideford's answer to the moon rocket!

  • 176 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 177 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 178

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 179 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 180 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 181 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 182 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 183

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 184 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 185 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 186 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 187 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 188 Bideford computer stars

  • 189 A bird of their own!

  • 190 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 191 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 192 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

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

  • 194 Capers on the cobbles

  • 195 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 196

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 197 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 198 Simple Item 138
  • 199 First ship in 8 years

  • 200 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 201 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 202 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 203 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 204

    Relatives all over the world
  • 205 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 206 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 207 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 208 For crying out loud!

  • 209 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 210 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 211 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 212 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 213 A man and his wheel

  • 214 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 215 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 216 Revenge in style

  • 217

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 218 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 219 Off on a great adventure

  • 220 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 221 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 222 Northam's almshouse

  • 223 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 224 Caught in the act>
  • 225 Diamond Jubilee of St Peter's Church, East-the-Water

  • 226 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 227 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 228 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 229 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 230 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 231 Riverside mystery

  • 232 Shoes certainly not made for walking

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

  • 234 Bideford loses training ship

  • 235 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 236 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 237 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 238 Last train from Torrington

  • 239 Parkham plan realised

  • 240 Chess - their bridge over the years

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

  • 242

    Building works
  • 243 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 244 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 245 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 246

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 247 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 248 Loads of black and white

  • 249 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 250 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 251 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 252 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 253 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 254 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 255 113 years at Instow

  • 256 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 257 A story to tell!

  • 258 Meredith and Son ad.>
  • 259 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 260 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 261 Bideford regatta

  • 262 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 263 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 264 Picking the pops

  • 265 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 266 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 267 New art gallery opened

  • 268 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 269

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 270 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 271

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 272 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 273 Hartland's invitation

  • 274 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 275

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 276 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 277

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 278 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 279 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 280 Pannier Market's future?

  • 281 In their new robes and hats

  • 282 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 283 Hartland postman retires

  • 284 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 285

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 286 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 287 Decontrol of meat

  • 288 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 289 Police station view of Bideford

  • 290 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 291 A roof-top view - where?

  • 292 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 293 Warmington's garage ad

  • 294 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 295 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 296 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 297 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 298 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 299 Out of puff!

  • 300 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 301 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 302 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 303

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 304 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 305 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 306

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 307 Sweets derationing

  • 308 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 309 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 310 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 311

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 312 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 313 When horses score over the tractor

  • 314 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 315 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 316 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 317 Emergency ferry services

  • 318 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 319 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 320 Ships at Bideford

  • 321 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 322 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 323 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 324 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 325 Just over a year old

  • 326 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 327 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 328 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 329 Ten year old scrambler

  • 330 Landmark at Bradworthy

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

  • 332 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 333 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 334 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 335 Picking the pops

  • 336 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 337 Torrington's new amenity

  • 338 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 339 New choral society's growing response

  • 340 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 341 Littleham family's five generations

  • 342 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 343 The art of the thatcher

  • 344 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 345 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 346 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 347 End of the line

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

  • 349

    Was a missionary
  • 350 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 351 Puppet characters introduced

  • 352 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 353 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 354 The cab at the corner>
  • 355 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 356 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 357 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 358 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 359

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 360 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 361 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 362 Clovelly custom

  • 363 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 364 New life for Hartland organ

  • 365 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 366 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 367 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 368 A sense of humour in advertising

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

  • 370 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 371 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 372 Modern living at Bideford

  • 373 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 374

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 375 Northam footballers of the future

  • 376

    Exhibition of school work
  • 377 Happy Days!

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

  • 379 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 380 New civic medallions

  • 381 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 382 Artisans' Club

  • 383 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 384 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 385 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 386 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 387 Some 240 exhibits

  • 388 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 389 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 390 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 391 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 392

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 393 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 394 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 395 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 396 Peter poses for TV film

  • 397 Life begins at 80

  • 398 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 399

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 400 Appledore's largest

  • 401 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 402 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 403 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 404 Weare Giffard potato

  • 405

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 406 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 407 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 408 Variety in summer weather

  • 409 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 410 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 411

    Bidefordians
  • 412 Waldon Triplets
  • 413 Can spring be far away?

  • 414 Clovelly nightmare

  • 415 New shipyard on schedule

  • 416 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 417 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 418 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 419

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 420 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 421 Finished in 1876

  • 422

    Successful motor cycling team
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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  • 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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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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