Lacock Abbey
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Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, began life as a monastery of the Augustinian order. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the mid-16th century, it was converted into a house for Sir William Sharrington, who demolished the abbey church. Few other alterations were made to the monastic buildings themselves: the cloisters, for example, still stand below the living accommodation. However, additions were made over the centuries, and the house now has a tower in the Renaissance style and various grand rooms. It is associated with William Henry Fox Talbot (who moved into a converted barn by the gate in 1833) and now houses a museum devoted to his pioneering work in photography. It is owned by the National Trust.
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Some interior sequences in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets were filmed at Lacock, including the cloister walk where Harry freed Dobby (illustrated, right)
External link
- Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum & Village web page (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID=319)