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In November 1922, an article appeared in the Gazette outlining the, then fairly recent, development of the Women’s Institute (WI). Founded in Canada in 1897, it was brought to this country by a Canadian immigrant. The first WI in the UK was founded in 1915, during the...
In late October 1922 the Gazette reported: ‘ A storm of protest has disturbed the peaceful atmosphere in which recreations in People’s Park have hitherto been conducted. The Bowling Club have erected a fence around their greens, and it is of such a design that...
This press cutting leads to a train of events which began in 1898. Amy Oxley Wilkinson was an Australian nurse and missionary. She had been in China only a few years when she founded a school for boys with little or no sight in Foochow (now written Fuzhou). Amy also...
Kodak opened its first factory outside the USA in Harrow, Middlesex, in 1890. Initially it concentrated on developing film but later produced film rolls and photographic paper. It was also the European Research and Development Centre. At its peak, in the mid-20th...
In late September 1922 ‘winter’ sports were already underway but Thorne’s were touting for custom. Lacrosse ‘bats’ are now called ‘sticks’. Blundell’s didn’t play lacrosse at that time, where was it played? We’d love to know, please let us know if you've got any...
In late August each year, the Gazette has at least one page, if not more, devoted to the annual ‘shows’ held in almost every village. In 1922, Silverton celebrated their ‘13th annual show and sports’ and they had a record attendance. The attractions included...
Tiverton Swimming Club regularly reported their activities in the Gazette. In July 1922, as well as listing ‘handicaps’ in the senior and junior sections for men and ladies, the programme for the annual gala was announced. ‘Mr Scrivens of Exeter will demonstrate the...
The adverts in local papers of 100 years ago give a fascinating insight in to life at the time. The British Newspaper Archive (BNA) is a huge project which, so far, has digitised millions of pages from national and local newspapers held by the British Library. It is...
In early July 1922, the Gazette reported a meeting of the Devon Main Roads and Bridges Committee. As well as discussions about Baulk Bridge at Cullompton, there were topics of interest to inhabitants of Halberton, Silverton and Culmstock. ‘tenders were opened for...
In late May 1922, under the heading ‘Life, Death and Sanitation’, the Medical Officer of Health for Tiverton presented his report for the previous year. The population of the Borough, as shown by the census taken the previous year, was 9715. 9000 lived in the town and...
In early May 1922, there was a letter from London in the Tiverton Gazette. ‘You will notice during the last few weeks that the International Stores Advertisement has been devoted to advertising Ceylindo Tea; and drawings from Dickens’ books, prepared by a very well...
Our history is bigger than you think... The Tivvy Bumper, our biggest and most iconic object, is well known, but there is much more to see in our galleries! Our visitors say the museum is like a tardis with so much more than they expected hidden inside our walls....