A Chinese presence in Bideford goes back to the 1960s, when The Capital Chinese restaurant was opened at 22 Bridgeland Street.
The Capital Chinese restaurant was opened by the proprietor of the Great Wall Chinese Restaurant in Barnstaple (which opened in 1962).
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Newspaper clipping advertising Bideford's first Chinese restaurant's Christmas Dinner bookings (origin unknown)
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Newspaper clipping detailing Bideford's first Chinese restaurant (origin unknown)
