Newton Abbot Town and GWR Museum

Our collections fall into two main groups.

• The social history of Newton Abbot and environs.
• The Great Western Railway history including the social history of the GWR and it’s effect on the town & the people of Newton Abbot.
• WWI exhibition
• The Aller Vale Art Pottery collection 
• Archives – Social history & GWR history 
• Photographic Archive
• Oral Archive-GWR and Town recordings
• Small costume collection
• Prints & Drawings
• Paintings 
• Objects and Artefacts relating to the life of the town
• Video/DVD Collection
• Books

The new WWI exhibition focuses on the men & women of Newton Abbot, and the effect the conflict had on the lives of the town as a whole. Stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, of Military medals, Nurses and Sisters, survivors and the fallen and how the town managed without their menfolk. 

The Sandford Orleigh ornately carved oak carvings are now on display to the public for the first time in over 180 years! They are thought to be the oldest Renaissance carvings in the UK!