Tilty Abbey. Antique print of Tilty Abbey or Tiltey Abbey an abbey in Essex, England. It was dissolved on 3 March 1536 with the Dissolution of the Monasteries . Antique copper-plate engraving by Francis Grose, dated in the plate 20th. February, 1784. Paper size approx. 10.75 x 8 inches. Engraved area 5 x 6 inches. A rare item in very good condition.