10 Facts About Our Collections in the North Devon Record Office

The North Devon Record Office was opened in 1988 and we have been working alongside them ever since. 1. When the North Devon Record Office First Opened, they Charged for Viewing Their Collections…Except the Ones We had Put on Loan! Our Deed of Trust ensures anyone can view our collections for free, as such the …

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10 Facts About Our Museum Collection

1. While our books and archive collections moved in 1988 our Museum items stayed behind in our old building The museum items stayed in the building which was sold to North Devon District Council for the express purpose of creating a new museum for Barnstaple and North Devon. 2. One of the most iconic images …

10 Facts About Our Items on Display at the Guildhall, Barnstaple

1. There Are Several items on Display in the Dodderidge Room of the Guildhall. The room itself was rescued from a house in Cross Street when it was pulled down to make way for new post office. The wooden panelling, fireplace and original window were then relocated to its current home just behind the council …

10 Facts About the North Devon Journal Archive

1. The Journal was First Published in 1824 The very first edition of the North Devon Journal was Published on Friday 2nd July 1824 and we have the only known copy of the edition in our collection. 2. When First Published Each Edition was Part Printed in Two Different Places. The first part of the …

10 Facts About The Last 30 Years

We Celebrated 30 years of working with the North Devon Record Office and North Devon Local Studies Library this month, here are 10 facts about the last 30 years 1. Since we moved into the library building there have been 3 Librarians and 5 Assistant Librarians for the Athenaeum.The current Librarian and assistant librarian have …

10 Facts About Our Image Collections

1. There are over 20,000 individual images on our Image Catalogue There are several thousand more which are yet to be catalogued, most of these un-catalogued images come from the North Devon Journal Archive Collection. 2. The North Devon Journal Archive Image Collection Has a Separate Catalogue. You can search for the Journal Images through …

10 Facts About Our Document & Archive Collections

1. Our Document Catalogue Contains Over 14,000 Entries. While the catalogue may contain over 14,000 entries there are far more individual documents. There may be several pages or items covered under one entry. 2. We have even more items on loan with the North Devon Record Office When we moved into our current home thirty …