A selection of local and national newspapers and cuttings, mostly from the 1910s to the 1960s. Some are damaged and/or incomplete, but most are intact and readable, with a wealth of interesting historical information. National newspapers include The Times and The Express. Local newspapers include The Bideford Gazette, Ilfracombe Chronicle, Evening Post (Bristol) and The North Devon Journal & Herald (one copy of the latter is dated 1893!). Events covered include the assassination of President Kennedy, the Lynmouth Flood Disaster, and VE Day!
The photos shown here are a small selection.
I asked the Records office at the Barnstaple Libarary if they would like this material, but they were not interested. It would be such a shame to just recycle these papers, so I'm hoping a Freegler reading this would like to give them a good home.
I cannot keep the papers indefinitely, so if nobody has expressed interest within a fortnight of this offer going live, I will regreattably have to put them in the recycling bag.
Vintage local and national newspapers (Barnstaple EX31)
This offer has been gifted to someone and is no longer available.