Memories of Bideford
Get involved in the Frith Memories Community
Savour and share Memories of your favourite places.
Start now - Add your own Memory of Bideford or to a Bideford photo.
Shared Memories of Bideford
 Bideford, Bridge and Free Library 1906 (ref: 55923) |
Bideford Bridge
My grandmother grew up in Bideford and had a copy of this postcard (which I still have). She told me that the two children in the foreground of the picture were actually her and her brother. Posted: 10/12/2008 14:51 by Tracy Prince |
 Add your Memory
 Add a comment  Add to your Album
|
 Bideford, St Mary's Church Font 1906 (ref: 55945) |
Year: 1952
Memories Of A Choir Boy
Seeing the pic of the font in St Marys brought back memories of my time as a choir boy there, part of a tradition in our family. Our choir master was Mr Sellers a teacher at Geneva School also known as 'Jumbo' because of his large ears! New boys were intitated into the choir with a ritual (including me) in which you had to run around the church outside, then hit on head with bell rope and finally thrown into the holly bush!!! It sounds cruel I know but was done and taken in good humour by all and I enjoyed my time in the choir immensely. Last edited: 12/04/2007 09:43 by Michael Sheppard |
|
Add your Memory
Add a comment Add to your Album
|
 Bideford, from across the River Torridge 1899 (ref: 43077) |
Year: 1890s
Springfield Terrace
This view shows my house. It is the one at this end of Springfield Terrace - you can see a number of the terrace chimneys peeping out over the top of the hill to the left. We overlook the River Torridge. You can see the old medieval bridge in the background. Our terrace was built around 1850 for the managers of the railway company (the old Torrington to Barnstaple railway ran just in front of our house until 1965. For the last few years the old track course has been converted to a new use - for cyclists, and renamed the Tarka Trail. Our houses have wonderful views from the middle and top floors over the river and the town of Bideford opposite. Posted: 05/05/2006 08:58 by Terence Sackett |
|
Add your Memory
Add a comment Add to your Album
|
Need to revise your search? Click here for our Search Homepage, where you can browse by Place, Postcode or Keyword.