Laycock Abbey, Wiltshire where William Fox Talbot took the first photographic negative. The abbey was also used in the Harry Potter films.
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Bob Jenkin / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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4752 x 3168 px | 40.2 x 26.8 cm | 15.8 x 10.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
27 June 2014Location:
Laycock, WiltshireMore information:
Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. The Abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of Catholic institutions in England in the 16th century. It then served as a residence for the nobility, and was fortified and occupied by the Royalists during the English Civil War. During the 19th century, it served as the residence for William Henry Fox Talbot, an important pioneer in photography. It is now the property of the National Trust. Throughout the life of the Abbey, many architectural alternations, additions, and removals have occurred, including the removal of the original church building in the 16th century.