Lacock Abbey and Museum

Lacock, Chippenham, SN15 2LG

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Lacock Abbey It is hard, if not impossible, to select any one place as the birthplace of photography, but Lacock Abbey, nestled in water meadows beside the meandering River Avon, comes as close any. It was here in the early 1830s that William Fox-Talbot performed his experiments into the properties of light, and... britainexpress.com Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum & Village, Chippenham, Wiltshire Explore the Victorian wooded garden with fine displays of spring flowers, magnificent trees, rose garden and the re-instated botanic garden. Saunter through the village which has provided the setting for recent films including Pride and Prejudice, Moll Flanders and Emma. The museum commemorates phot... romancesouthwest.co.uk Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire - Historic Houses Lacock Abbey was founded in 1232 and converted into a country house in the mid-16th century, the cloisters and monastic rooms of the Abbey have survived largely intact. On the closure of the monastery it passed to William Sharington. The Strong Room has an important Renaissance carved stone table, s... britainsfinest.co.uk Visit Lacock Abbey- Enjoy England Founded in 13thC and dissolved in 1539 since when it has been the home of the Talbot family. Medieval cloisters and 18thC Gothick hall. Sixteenth-century stable court. Home of William Henry Fox Talbot 19thC inventor of the photographic negative. Lacock village and Abbey used as a location in TV and ... enjoyengland.com Lacock Abbey The Museum of Photography commemorates the achievements of a former resident of the Abbey, William Fox Talbot (1800–77), inventor of the modern photographic negative and whose descendants gave the abbey and village to the National Trust in 1944. The village, which dates from the 13th Century a... swindon.gov.uk