Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

2-640-573 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, 20th century. Founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order, the Abbey 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 residence for William Henry Fox Talbot,


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People Information

Creator
  1. CM Dixon, attributed to: British: Photographer
People Related
  1. Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury: English: heiress and Countess of Salisbury
  2. William Henry Fox Talbot: British: Inventor, photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Wiltshire Lacock

  1. 51 24 55 N , 002 07 19 W

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Locations & Buildings Palaces & Stately Homes

History & Politics Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4764x3220
File Size : 44,942kb


Aliases

  1. MMCA10
  1. 0370004472
  1. 2-640-573
  1. 2640573
  1. MMCA10

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