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Torbay Council

Torbay Council is the local authority for Torbay, a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. The council is based in Torquay.

Torre Abbey is Torbay’s most historic building complex dating from 1196. A Scheduled Monument set in 17.8 acres of land. An accredited museum owned by Torbay Council, home to an important collection, it’s been a centre of religious and artistic expression and hospitality for 800 years.

Resources by Torbay Council

Outside shot of Torre Abbey and surrounding gardens and grounds.

Digitising museum collections

Torre Abbey is Torbay’s most historic building complex dating from 1196. A Scheduled Monument set in 17.8 acres of land it’s been a centre of religious and artistic expression and hospitality for 800 years. It’s also an accredited museum home to an important collection. The focus of this project was to train a team of volunteers to help digitise Torre Abbey’s collection providing valuable wellbeing opportunities to the local community as well as teaching new digital skills such as scanning artworks and database entry.