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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Devon County Show 100 Years Ago
Traditionally held in the third week of May, the Devon County Show was held at Home Park, Plymouth in 1925. The Tiverton Gazette reported ‘local successes’ in the many classes. Of particular note, a Tiverton farmer who won the ‘Devon Longwool’ category. There were...
‘From the Puritan Girl’
In early May 1925, this large advert appeared, as a one-off, in the Gazette. Christopher Thomas & Bros Ltd were founded in Wales but by the 1840s had merged with a Bristol company. Their factory in Broad Plain, Bristol was impressive. Soap making in the city was...
What’s in a Name… Beck’s Square
The entrance to the Museum, once the home of the National School, today stands in Beck’s Square. However, the Square is not found on old maps of the town, neither is it referred to in the early histories of Tiverton. There is some evidence from a legal document held...
Devon County Show 100 Years Ago
Traditionally held in the third week of May, the Devon County Show was held at Home Park, Plymouth in 1925. The Tiverton Gazette reported ‘local successes’ in the many classes. Of particular note, a Tiverton farmer who won the ‘Devon Longwool’ category. There were...
‘From the Puritan Girl’
In early May 1925, this large advert appeared, as a one-off, in the Gazette. Christopher Thomas & Bros Ltd were founded in Wales but by the 1840s had merged with a Bristol company. Their factory in Broad Plain, Bristol was impressive. Soap making in the city was...