Tor Abbey, seat of George Cary, Esqre. (1828)
Rudolf Ackermann
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | M SC3340 |
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SC3340
Location
CD 50 DVD 8
Publication Details
Scope and Content
Blewitt, Octavian. The panorama of Torquay. Second Edition. London: Simpkin and Marshall; Torquay: Cockrem, 1832. p. 85.The celebrated monastery of that name was founded in 1196 by Lord William Brewer, and was suppressed in 1543, when the site was granted to John St. Leger, Esq. After passing through several hands, it became the property of the Cary's of Cockington, by purchase from Sir John or Joseph Stowell of Indiho. The present building is comparatively modern, and was constructed chiefly with the ruins of the monastery. Westcote states that Tor Abbey House was built by the Ridgeways; Thos. Ridgeway, Esq. having bought the property in 1598. The building consists of a centre and two wings, the western being connected with the ancient castellated gateway with octagonal towers and battlements; this and the barn adjoining, now partly overgrown with ivy and ornamented with buttresses and loop-holes, cannot fail to excite the attention of every visitor. Many parts of the interior bespeak great antiquity, and the ruins of the conventual church on the north side of the mansion are highly interesting. The gardens in which they are situated are very extensive and abound with the various productions of useful and ornamental horticulture.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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col
Format
Aquatint
Dimensions
114x193mm
Note
Repository of Arts no. 66
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From park
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Dates
1828