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1854 THE BIDEFORD GAZETTE, MONTHLY MISCELLANY AND MERCANTILE AND AGRICULTURAL ADVERTISER
Caen Corner, Tuly Street, Barnstaple EX31 1DH.
1-? Mar 1854-?
Probably continued as: North Devon and East Cornwall Gazette and Commercial Advertiser, 1-23, 1 Jan-3 Jun 1856
Continued as: The Bideford Weekly Gazette and Devon and Cornwall Advertiser, 24-2975, 10 Jun 1856-2 Mar 1909
Continued as: the Bideford and North Cornwall Weekly Gazette and Devon and Cornwall Advertiser, 2976-3512, 9 Mar 1909-8 Jul 1919
Continued as: Bideford & North Devon Gazette and Devon & Cornwall Advertiser, 3513, 15 Jul 1919 to 28 Feb 1986. Incorporated in North Devon Gazette 7 March 1986-date
Claims descent from: Bideford gazette, 1854.
British Library, Colindale: 1 Jan 1856-1870; 1873 to date. MIC: 1856-71, 1873-1982, 1986 to date
Bideford PL: 12 May 1937-28 Feb 1986. Poor condition, currently stored at Barnstaple.
Barnstaple PL: 25 Mar-1,15 Apr-9,23 Sep-9, 23 Dec 1983-26 Oct, 16 Nov-14 Dec 1984, 4 Jan 1985-28 Feb 1986 MIC: 1856-70; 1873-1982; 25 Mar-date
North Devon Athenaeum: 14 Sep 1880, 27 Mar 1917
Bideford Community Archive 1857-1863,1865-1870,1880-1976 (publisher's file).
Plymouth PL: Mar 1854
Devon Newspaper Group: 1 Jan 1856-28 Feb 1986
Index; Bideford Community Archive 1856-71 1873-1920, continuing (briths, marriages and deaths to 1955.
History:
Boorman, H.R.P. The Newspaper Society: 125 years of progress, Kent Messenger for the Newspaper Society, 1961, 118-9.
Butcher, A.J. "Bideford Gazette is 100 years old today" Western morning news 12 Mar 1954 p6
Christie, P. "How Mr and Mrs Honey gave birth to the Gazette" Bideford and north Devon gazette 18 Mar 1983, 7; "In retrospect", Bideford and north Devon gazette 7 Jun 1985 and 27 Aug 1987.
Master negative: 1856-71, 1873-1982, 1986 to date BLNL

1876 THE WESTERN EXPRESS
1-?, Apr? 1876-22? Jul 1911
Continued as: The Western Express and Torrington Chronicle, 29 Jul 1911-3 May 1919
Incorporated with: The Bideford and North Devon Weekly Gazette
British Library, Colindale: 13 Mar 1877-22 Jan 1878; 22 Oct 1889-7,21-28 Jan, 15,29 Apr-13 May 1890 ,29 Jul 1911-28 Dec 1918: 15 Mar-3 May 1919. MIC: 13 Mar 1877-22 Jan 1878, 22 Oct 1889-7, 21-28 Jan 1890, 15, 29 Apr-13 May 1890, 1912-18, 15 Mar-3 May 1919
Barnstaple Library: MIC: Newsplan: 13 Mar 1877-22 Jan 1878, 22 Oct 1889-7, 21-28 Jan 1890, 15, 29 Apr-13 May 1890, Jan 1913-1918, 15 Mar-3 May 1919
North Devon Athenaeum: 18 Jul 1903
Devon Newspaper Group: 1906, 1910
Master negative: 13 Mar 1877-22 Jan 1878, 22 Oct 1889-7, 21-28 Jan 1890, 15, 29 Apr-13 May 1890, 1912-18, 15 Mar-3 May 1919 BLNL. Newsplan: 13 Mar 1877-22 Jan 1878, 22 Oct 1889-7, 21-28 Jan 1890, 15, 29 Apr-13 May 1890, Jan 1913-1918, 15 Mar-3 May 1919

1877 THE VISITORS' LIST AND ADVERTISER FOR BIDEFORD, WESTWARD HO!, INSTOW AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
1-10. 12 May-14 Jul 1877
British Library, Colindale: 12 May-14 Jul 1877. MIC: 12 May-14 Jul 1877
Master negative: 12 May-14 Jul 1877 BLNL

1983 NORTH DEVON GAZETTE
1, 3 Nov 1983 to 7 Mar 1986 Barnstaple 3 Nov 1983-7 Mar 1986
Free newspaper published by Bideford Gazette.
Barnstaple Lib: 3 Nov 1983-7 Mar, 26 Sep 1986-1, 15 Apr 1988 to date
Devon Newspaper Group: 3 Nov 1983 to date
Merged with Bideford Gazette 14 Mar 1986 to form North Devon Gazette published in local editions:
Barnstaple and District: 16 Mar 1989-
Barnstaple 16 Mar 1989 to date
Ilfracombe and District: 16 Mar 1989-
Barnstaple Lib: 16 Mar 1989 to date (change pages only)
Bideford and Torridge: 16 Mar 1989-
Barnstaple Lib: 16 Mar 1989 (change pages only)
Bideford Lib: current issue
Taw: 14 Mar-19 Sep 1986
Barnstaple Lib: 14 Mar-4, 25 Jul-19 Sep 1986
Torridge: 7 Mar-19 Sep 1986 and occasional later editions "when there is an excess of local news"
Barnstaple Lib: 7 Mar-4, 25 Jul-19 Sep 1986, 12 Jun-3,17 Jul 1987

Creator: Devon Library and Information Services
Title: Devon newspaper bibliography. Bideford
Imprint: : Devon Library Services
Date: 2005
Format: Web page : HTML
Series: Lists and indexes ; L070BID
Ref. no.: WEB NEWSBID
Coverage: Devon . Bideford . Newspapers . Bibliographies
Last Updated: 06/05/2005


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