Professor Frankie Bailey is a mystery writer and professor of criminal justice in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Albany, USA. She won the George N. Dove award and Macavity Award for her non-fiction book, African American Mystery Writers. She is a past Exec VP of Mystery Writers of America and a past president of Sisters in Crime. Her talk explores the work of a host of new female writers of colour in the genre and encourages us to expand our reading horizons.
In partnership with Literature Works and Quay Words
Cost: £10 / £8 concessions
Accessibility Statement: Cars can drop off passengers and blue badge-holders, during opening hours, close to the house main entrance via the Swan Gates entrance. We have four blue badge parking spaces close to the entrance outside the Spanish Barn. Wheelchair users and people with mobility scooters, pushchairs and buggies can access the house via the main entrance.
Accessible toilets are available in the Main House. 70% of the main building is accessible via wheelchair, mobility scooters and buggies. Lifts operate to all floors and stairlifts are in place in areas of the building where short flights of stairs exist. These can be operated by trained staff on request. All doors in wheelchair accessible areas are of an appropriate width, all doors are either power assisted or kept open (except in the case of fire).
Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas and water for them can be provided on request.
Torre Abbey is normally a fairly quiet environment however noise levels from visitors are not restricted.
The main building is maintained at a temperature of between 19 and 21⁰C.
Torre Abbey is lit with electric light, but with no fluorescent bulbs. There is space to turn a wheelchair easily in all rooms.
