Lacock Abbey

Category

Library Item

Item no

3891

Title

Lacock Abbey

Description

A country house in Wiltshire stands beside a river. A low wall surrounds the house and there are trees to the left. The house has many tall chimney stacks at a tower at one corner.

Artist / maker

Talbot, William Henry Fox

Date

1845

Size

15 x 19.5 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Annotation below item reads 'by W. H. Fox Talbot see plate 15 in "The Pencil of Nature" (E.U.L. Copy)'

Lacock Abbey is located in the county of Wiltshire, England. It was founded as an abbey in the 13th century but converted to a house in the 16th century. It is perhaps most famous for having been the home to William Henry Fox Talbot. The house is now owned by the National Trust. Attractions for visitors include a museum dedicated to Talbot and his pioneering photographic work.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Mansions

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Places > United Kingdom > Wiltshire

Plants > Trees > Trees

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