Get Me to The Church On Time!

Our wedding dress exhibition, running since January 2025, has proven to be a great success and been very popular amongst our visitors. It’s running until the end of the year, so there is still time to come and have a look.

Pieces include the ‘Boxing Day Wedding dress’, pictured here, worn by Evelena Stanbury to marry James Ley in 1918 in West down (a village near Ilfracombe).

The back of the dress showcases the unique and delicate details of this turn-of-the-century dress. A lace neck, pink, blue, green applique flowers and tassels to finish, hanging from the lapels.

A timeline of dresses from post-WW1 to the 50s. Elegance, shimmering fabrics and an impressive bust!

This exhibition is included in the normal ticket price.

We are an independent museum that receives no external, regular funding. Your entry fee goes directly towards the upkeep of this fabulous museum!