Carrie Thomas

Easter Sunday in 1922 was, like this year, a late one on April 16th. The Gazette reported: ‘Although heavy storms were experienced in Tiverton on Easter Sunday there were large congregations at the various places of worship. At St Peter’s Church the Rector, the Rev E...

The Tiverton Gazette of the 1920s has a section devoted to village news. This appeared in the Uffculme news in early April: ‘A rough grey stone has been erected at the approach to the Memorial ground during the past week. It is inscribed “These grounds were bought and...

The following was part of a letter written to the Editor of the Tiverton Gazette in late March 1922: ‘It is indeed surprising that no voice has been raised against the imminent suppression of Ayshford School. It is a very striking fact that although we are spending...

The whole team is thrilled to announce their success at last week's Devon Tourism Awards 2021/22! This year the awards were slightly different, with the event taking place virtually via Zoom. There was a still excitement in the air as Museum Director, Pippa Griffith,...

‘A demonstration of agricultural tractors and tractor implements... was arranged at Huxham Barton Stoke Canon. Twenty well known firms made entries. The demonstration, which was in collaboration with Seale-Hayne Agricultural College, was anticipated with much interest...

The story of Sarah Enchmarch is the perfect story to tell on International Women's Day 2022. Sarah Enchmarch was the daughter of Merchant Peter Bere. She married Thomas Enchmarch in Exeter in December 1700, who had served his apprenticeship with her father. Thomas...

The Scouts have chosen a good venue for their Jumble Sale in 1922, featured in this advert; it was held in the School in St Andrew Street which is now part of the Museum! Next time you walk down the Street, have a look and note especially the separate entrances for...

We were thrilled to find out that our museum is one of the Finalists in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category of the Visit Devon Tourism Awards 2021-22! This means we'll definitely be picking up Gold, Silver or Bronze at the (virtual!) awards day on...

We're looking for enthusiastic people to join our team of front of house volunteers. You'll be the first point of contact for visitors, offering a friendly welcome to the museum. You'll sell admission to the museum and items from the gift shop, gather visitor...

The biggest object in our collection is the GWR steam locomotive 1442, known as the Tivvy Bumper. The name the ‘Tivvy Bumper’ originally applied to all trains working on the branch connecting Tiverton Station and Tiverton Junction at Willand. Between 1884 and 1964...

In February 1921, the Tiverton Gazette revealed: ‘The fascinating craze for home dyeing has without a doubt come to stay. The majority of women seem to take a delight in constantly changing the colour of their blouses, dresses, lingerie etc. No doubt this is is due to...

During WW2 it's estimated that around 3.5 million people were evacuated from big cities and areas that were expected to be targeted by enemy attacks, to more rural parts of the country to keep them safe. Tiverton and surrounding villages were one of the areas evacuees...