Explore the museum’s collections and trace fascinating local history through the every day home life of Mid Devon folk.
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Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life is a treasure trove of fascinating objects and quirky artefacts that weave incredible stories about the people who lived here.
The galleries show everything from lace making to laundry, bicycles to brewing and carts to costume.
Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life was started by a few energetic individuals concerned that many of the objects and much of the information about Tiverton and the surrounding areas would be lost if nothing was done to collect them in the rapidly changing post-war world.
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What’s in a Name… Brewin Road
Ambrose BREWIN was one of the lace makers who left Loughborough with John HEATHCOAT in 1817 following the Luddite attack on the mill in the town. There are several indications that the two families knew each other very well, even before Ambrose married John’s...
Lars’s Week at the Museum
A Field Report from the Office, by Lars (5-month-old Dachshund, Junior Staff Member). I should begin with some context. Before me, this museum had Blue. Blue was a rescue of distinguished but unverified heritage who served here for several years and, by all accounts,...
A tale of buried treasure…
Mr E M Moyle, proprietor of the Angel Inn, Tiverton, received correspondence from a prisoner in Spain with regards to ‘buried treasure’. The treasure was said to buried along the road leading from Loxbeare to Tiverton and consisted of a wooden chest containing a mix...
What’s in a Name… Brewin Road
Ambrose BREWIN was one of the lace makers who left Loughborough with John HEATHCOAT in 1817 following the Luddite attack on the mill in the town. There are several indications that the two families knew each other very well, even before Ambrose married John’s...
Lars’s Week at the Museum
A Field Report from the Office, by Lars (5-month-old Dachshund, Junior Staff Member). I should begin with some context. Before me, this museum had Blue. Blue was a rescue of distinguished but unverified heritage who served here for several years and, by all accounts,...