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Rediscovering Tavistock Abbey: From Funding Milestone to Delivery
There are moments in heritage work when years of research, partnership building and quiet persistence suddenly crystallise into something wonderfully tangible. This is one of them. The Rediscovering Tavistock Abbey Project is now fully funded, following the award of a £249,226 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Combined with the Historic England grant already secured, funding from Tavistock Town Council and Tavistock Heritage Trust this means we can now move confi
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Feb 12
Bringing the Past Into the Present: Scanning the Vicarage Stones for Future Generations
3 D Scanning of the Vicarage Stones On Thursday 13 November, a quiet corner of Tavistock became the focus of a remarkable step forward in the town’s heritage story. In the garden of the Vicarage—normally closed to the public and known only to a handful of specialists—the Tavistock Heritage Trust oversaw the detailed 3D digital scanning of three extraordinary early medieval inscribed stones. These stones are among the earliest Christian monuments in England, and they are centr
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Nov 13, 2025
Time & Tide: Life on the South West’s Coasts & Waterways
Devon & Cornwall Archaeological Societies Joint Symposium 2025 📅 Saturday 25 October 2025 📍 Tavistock Town Hall, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AU This autumn, Tavistock Town Hall becomes a hub of discovery as archaeologists, historians, and heritage enthusiasts from across the South West gather for the annual Devon and Cornwall Archaeological Societies Joint Symposium .The 2025 theme, Time & Tide: Life on the South West’s Coasts & Waterways , explores how the region’s sho
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Oct 14, 2025
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