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Work starts at Betsy Grimbal's Tower There are moments in every major project when years of planning suddenly become real. For the Rediscovering Tavistock Abbey Project, this is one of them. If you've walked along Market Road recently, you'll have noticed that protective barriers have appeared around Betsy Grimbal's Tower and a temporary compound has been established nearby. These are the first visible signs that physical conservation work on one of Tavistock's most important

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

Exciting news for history lovers and heritage enthusiasts! Tavistock Town Council and Tavistock Heritage Trust have officially applied...

As we have seen Tavistock Abbey had an auspicious start. Initially gifted land by Ordulph and playing a significant part in the...

Was it Ordgar or his son Ordulph who truly founded Tavistock Abbey? Who was Ordulph? How much of his plan was driven by religious zeal?...

As a Heritage Trust, we’ve long felt that Tavistock Abbey’s story has been overshadowed in the annals of history. While school...

Following on from the blog series about the discovery of, and research around, the 16th century ship painting, welcome to our new blog...

Work started today on the repair of Betsy Grimbal's Tower. The team from Tavistock Town Council were in site this morning to start the...

Tavistock residents are being invited to become ‘citizen archaeologists’ in a quest to discover the true extent of Tavistock Abbey, an impor