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...
Henson’s Tailors
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...
Diving In
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...
University Education for the South West
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 Wins Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2024
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...
The Electric Guide
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...
No other stopping-place has a prettier situation!
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...
Step back in time with Tiverton Museum’s ‘Photographic Tiverton Trail’
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...
Run a Smock
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...
Religious Education
In May 1924, the Baptist Minister and the Curate from St Peter’s were asked to ‘test the efficiency of the religious teaching given in the (Elementary) schools. The syllabus had been approved by Tiverton Education Committee. At Bolham, the singing was ‘especially...
Radio Fun
During 1924, this was a regular weekly column keeping readers up to date with the latest technology. As well as reporting the King’s speech, he directs readers to the current edition of the Radio Times which gives details of how the broadcast was achieved. He had also...
A House in the Country
Tiverton has a long and proud housing history starting in the 16th century. John Greenway and John Waldron, both wealthy, but philanthropic, wool merchants, built their almshouses, looked after today, by the Tiverton Almshouse Trust. In the early 17th century, George...