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Bideford, The Old Ship Tavern 1906
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Still adorning the river front, this historic building is no longer a pub. After the last war it became a restaurant for many years; then the ground floor was converted to a fried fish and chip shop, a function it fulfills to this day. The 19th-century author Charles Kingsley was passionately fond of Devon; Rose of Torridge and the Brotherhood of the Rose feature in his best-known book, 'Westward Ho!'

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A Selection of Memories from Bideford

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bideford

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Yur Now....
Ma liddle sester came hwoam to Biddy a few yers ago and this wumman stopped and seyd, ‘Yur now, Ah thort Ah nawd ee when Ah seed ee, but Ah newd Ah knawd ee when Ah yerd ee speak.’ Up Biddy! John Polley
Bideford, Bridge and Free Library 1906
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Added 11 November 2019

Memories Of My Life And Family In Bideford.
I was born in 1954 in Bideford. I went to a small private school near the strand but it closed down, then went to church infants school near St Mary's Church, then to another school near Abbotsham Road , then Geneva School. I had lots of relatives living in Bideford, my Aunts - the Bird family, my cousins - the Beer family, my father the De Rycke family. My father owned Rose Bird & Co a ...see more
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Happy Days!
I was at school in Essex in the early 50's but my parents lived in Bideford at ! Cottingham Crescent behind the old Grammar school. My stepfather Ernest Jewell worked for Beers , which I think was a builders, and my mother Edith Jewell was manageress of Bromleys, a bakery and restaurant about halfway up the High street on the right hand side , a couple of doors up from MacFisheries.. I would travel down for the ...see more
Bideford, Bridge and Free Library 1906
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Wembley Convalecent Home, Near Bideford North Devon
In 1948 when I was 9 years old I was sent to Wembley convalescent home in North Bideford after recovering from scarlet fever, I loved it there, it was like heaven on earth. we had no education, all we had to do was read a passage from the bible that we were unfamiliar with and learn it off by heart and then we were allowed out to play. In the grounds there was three large ...see more
Bideford, High Street 1919
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Added 12 March 2015

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