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Tor Abbey.

Tor Abbey.To George Cary Esquire...

Published Septr. 1st 1824, by James Redaway, London, and Jno. Matthews, Torquay, Devon.
Hand coloured aquatint, sheet 195 x 245mm. 7¾ x 9½". Trimmed within plate.
Attractive locally-published view of Torre Abbey, as seen from the sea at Tor Bay, near Torquay, south Devon. The historic house started life in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons when William Brewer, lord of the manor of Torre, gave them the land.
Not in Abbey Scenery.
[Ref: 16368]  £130.00


 

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