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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Motor Madness
The Gazette reported, at the end of November 1925, that more than 1.5 million vehicles were now using the roads. It was predicted than this number would double in the ‘a few years’. The article concentrated on the effect this was having on small urban and rural...
Buy British Goods
This letter shows that some concerns were as live in 1925 as they are today but also highlights some interesting differences. It must have been a topic of discussion at the time because in November 1925, the Guardian published an article ‘Food Variety is the Spice of...
‘Old Times in Devon’
This advert appeared in the Tiverton Gazette in early October 1925 and we have a copy of it in the Museum Library. The volume was originally published in 1898. John Sharland was a watchmaker and silversmith. This was the trade ‘chosen for him by his parents’, as shown...
Motor Madness
The Gazette reported, at the end of November 1925, that more than 1.5 million vehicles were now using the roads. It was predicted than this number would double in the ‘a few years’. The article concentrated on the effect this was having on small urban and rural...
Buy British Goods
This letter shows that some concerns were as live in 1925 as they are today but also highlights some interesting differences. It must have been a topic of discussion at the time because in November 1925, the Guardian published an article ‘Food Variety is the Spice of...