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It is reassuring that four of the books advertised in the Gazette of late August 1924 are among the Museum’s archive collection. We also have several dialect stories by ‘Jan Stewer’. As well as one of the well known people going to Widdicombe Fair, it was the pen name...

Number 7 on our Photographic Tiverton Trail is based at 2 Bridge Street, now home to Unite Carers in Mid Devon. The image shows the building when it was occupied by Henson’s tailors and outfitters. We know that Henry Henson’s business was in operation by 1880 as we...

We are seeking an architectural practice to produce architectural visualisations, and model, to RIBA Stage 2 developing initial concept ideas for the redevelopment of buildings and galleries at Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life. Read the tender for full details about...

We are seeking an experienced fundraiser to produce a Fundraising Strategy for Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life. This will guide future fundraising from grant giving Trusts, suggesting platforms for engaging corporate and individual donors. The priority is to guide...

Over the past few months in the Gazettes of 1924, there have been reports of the active swimming club which held regular competitions and galas in the baths in St Andrew Street. The Gazette reflected the excitement surrounding the opening, in July 1924, of the new...

We are seeking a contractor to install photovoltaic panels on site at Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life. The aim is to be as self-sufficient as possible with our electricity generation to reduce reliance upon the national grid. Read the tender for full details about...

An article appeared in the Gazette in early July 1924 that claimed to be of interest to ‘all concerned with education in the southwest’. Exeter University traces its roots back to mid-19th century with St Lukes College and the Exeter Schools of Art and Science. The...

Tiverton Museum is pleased to announce today that it has been recognised in Tripadivsor’s® Travelers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently earn great reviews, placing them among the top 10% of listings around the world on...

This was the start of the installation of electricity in the town but it would be a long time before all homes had power at their fingertips. In 1919 6% of homes had electricity, by the end of the 1930s it was 65%. There were still a lot of homes dependent on other...

The Gazette published at the beginning of June 1924 reported the opening of Cove Halt. The first trains left on Whit Monday, June 9th. There was great excitement as the first train to Bampton left at 8.30 and for Exeter at 9.00. On the same day, an excursion to the...

Staff at Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life have been busy scouring the archives in recent months for an upcoming Photographic Trail that will start at the end of June. The museum’s photo archive is a wonderful resource of images of local people and places from at...

The Devon County Show was held in Newton Abbot in 1924. It moved around the County until it found a more permanent home in Exeter on Exhibition Fields, Whipton in 1956. It moved to West Point in 1990. Archie Tremlett was born in 1891 in Silverton and was to become at...