2009

ST9168 : Courtyard at Lacock Abbey

taken 14 years ago, near to Lacock, Wiltshire, England

Courtyard at Lacock Abbey
Courtyard at Lacock Abbey
Lacock Abbey is in the village of Lacock in Wiltshire. It was founded by Lady Ela the Countess of Salisbury in the reign of King Henry III. Unlike many other monastic buildings, the Abbey survived the 'Dissolution of the Monasteries' in the mid-16th century, being sold by Henry VIII to Sir William Sharrington who converted it into a house. The Abbey eventually passed to the Talbot family and today is most often associated with William Henry Fox Talbot who, in 1835, invented the earliest known photographic process to produce a permanent 'negative/positive' image upon which modern photography is based. The process, which became known as the Caltotype (or Talbotype) process, created photographic images directly onto paper coated with silver iodide. Paper Calotype negatives can produce an extremely beautiful 'soft focus' effect.

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Category: Courtyard
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · House at Lacock [120] · Lacock Village [116] · Abbey Survived [84] Title Clusters: · Courtyard at Lacock Abbey [3] ·
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ST9168, 943 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald Massey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 3 October, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 8 October, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 919 685 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:24.9275N 2:7.0373W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 919 684
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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