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Keep up to date with the latest news, stories and reflections from Newton Abbot Museum. Here you'll find updates from our team, behind-the-scenes insights, and experiences shared by volunteers and visitors.

World War Two Gas Protection Equipment

Posted on 05/06/2024

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-day today we are sharing images of the WWII gas masks...

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Remembering ‘Little Poland’

Posted on 31/05/2024

A vibrant Polish costume on display in the museum illustrates the town’s connection with the Polish...

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Atmospheric Railway

Posted on 10/05/2024

We often think of the atmospheric railway which ran between Exeter and Newton Abbot as Brunel’s brainchild,...

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Floodlit Football-Newton Abbot Hosted One of the First...

Posted on 18/09/2019

The first Association Football Game to be Floodlit was on the 14th October 1878 at Bramall Lane, when...

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The Mackrell Almshouses

Posted on 11/09/2019

I’ve been guilty of it myself, calling these buildings the Mackerel Almshouses, but I’ve just found...

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A Bizarre Accident Involving the Duke of Edinburgh,...

Posted on 02/08/2019

When I say the Duke of Edinburgh, I don’t mean the present incumbent, although he had an accident...

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1858 the Year of the Great Stink – Newton Style

Posted on 29/05/2019

The Great Stink was the elegant name given to terrible smell that pervaded central London, during July...

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The Tripe and Dripping Dispute 1949

Posted on 27/04/2019

It was January 1949; war time rationing was still in force, with some foods more strictly rationed than...

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There’s One in England

Posted on 17/04/2019

Honeymooning in Devon in 1947, Paul Maher and his wife Pamela found much to remind them of their native...

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7 Wolborough Street- the Story of Jimmy Steere

Posted on 27/03/2019

The early 20th Century was period before the internet and TV, jobs were hard to find, many lived in...

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