Friday, May 17, 2013

Day 10 - Lacock Abbey on Monday, May13th, 2013

Lacock Abbey was founded in 1232 as a nunnery for nuns of the Augustinian order. Following the dissolution of the monasteries, it was sold to Sir Wiliam Sharrington who converted it to his living quarters. Later on. It was the home of William Henry Fox Talbot. In 1835, he made the first, still surviving photographic negative .
One of the entrances into Lacock, Abbey


There is some great stained glass at the Abbey.

Great Hall in the adjoining estate home.

Great Hall

The camera used by William Henry Fox Talbot to create the oldest surviving photographic negative .

Any one for dancing lessons?

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