Tag Archives: Bideford community archive

One Hundred Years Ago – March 1925.

Posted on 01/03/2025 by Tango Alpha

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ during March 1925, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. The coasts all round Devon and Cornwall suffered badly by the gales. Roads at Weare Gifford were impassable to wheeled traffic for a … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years ago – February 1925.

Posted on 01/02/2025 by Tango Alpha

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ during February 1925, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. Births – at King’s Arms, The Quay, Bideford, to Mr and Mrs Manning, a son; to Mr and Mrs R H Morrow, a … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago – January 1925.

Posted on 01/01/2025 by Tango Alpha

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ during January 1925, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. The eclipse of the sun on 24 January was marred by heavy cloud; the only features noticeable in Bideford were “a darkening of … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago – December 1924.

Posted on 04/12/2024 by Tango Alpha

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ over December 1924, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. A notable feature of the Christmas was the overwhelming and unprecedented rush on the Bideford Post Office. All previous records were broken by … Continue reading →

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