Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village
The Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock in Wiltshire celebrates the life and work of William Henry Fox Talbot, who invented the negative-positive photographic process in the 1830s in this very location, making Lacock Abbey the birthplace of photography as we know it. The museum explores both his scientific breakthroughs and his wider intellectual world, set within the stunning medieval and Tudor surroundings of Lacock Abbey. To visit is to stand at the point where the modern visual world began.
- Birthplace of modern photography
- Story of Fox Talbot's invention
- Set within Lacock Abbey
Best for photography enthusiasts, science history lovers, and anyone curious about how the modern image was born.
Things to see at Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village
Tick these off when you visit — open the place in Manorhop to save your progress.
- Medieval Abbey Cloisters
- Chapter House and Warming Room
- Fox Talbot's Oriel Window
- Fox Talbot Museum and Mousetrap Camera
- Sharington's Octagonal Tower