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A Devon Abbey and ‘Wreck the Hoose Juice’ Day

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A Devon Abbey and 'Wreck the Hoose Juice' Day

Since 2015, the second Saturday in May has become known as World Buckfast Day, a day when an active Benedictine abbey on the southern edge of Dartmoor gets remembered for reasons you might not expect.

Some of you might already know where I’m going with this, but for those of you who don’t, all will be revealed in due course. In the meantime, you might want to try and work out the connection between the abbey and “Wreck the Hoose Juice” Day for yourself, and the obvious place to start is at the abbey, which lies close to the village of Buckfastleigh in Devon.

 

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Originally posted 2022-05-09 06:02:57.

Torre Abbey

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Torre Abbey

Torre Abbey is without doubt the most important historical building in Torbay, and although its appearance has changed from what it was originally designed for, it should be on everyone’s list of places to see.

Not only does a visit offer an insight into how Torquay developed from the time Torre Abbey was founded in 1196, you can also impress your friends by telling them it was occupied by the Canons of the Premonstratensian order. These wealthy landlords were responsible for adding the ‘quay’ to Torre, and were here for over 300 years until Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.

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Originally posted 2018-04-03 14:02:51.