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Lacock, Abbey c.1955
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The main entrance to Lacock Abbey, with its double flight of steps and two tall ogee-headed windows, is an early example of the 18th-century Gothic Revival. Sharington's Tower (right) was the strong room for valuables, and its ornamented balustrade is noteworthy. The oriel window on the right is famous as an image captured in Fox Talbot's earliest surviving negative, taken in 1835. The 14th- and 15th-century cloisters have a new fame as the setting for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films.

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A Selection of Memories from Lacock

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Lacock

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Dummers Bridge
I recently took my parents to this bridge. Next to the church in Lacock. My father is a Dummer and related to this family. I would love to find out some links to this.
Dummers Lived At Bowden Hill Lacock For 400 Years
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Dummers Lived At Bowden Hill Lacock For 400 Years
I recently visited Lacock and Bowden Hill searching for information about our Dummer family. We searched in the churchyards of St Annes at Bowden Hill and at St Cyriacs in Lacock but most of the inscriptions were illegible. We only found one Dummer that we could read. It was at St Annes and was for my great aunt & uncle James and Sarah Dummer died 1934 & 1931 respectivly. Does anyone know of any transcriptions before lichen and time disfigured the memorials?
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The Corner House
My father's cousin, Kitty Mortimer (nee Barratt) lived here with her husband Leslie, and their two daughters Andrea and Lynn - mostly throughout the '60s and '70s. I believe they rented the house from the National Trust, as I remember they had to open it to the public at least once a year. (It was a fascinating house inside, although the biggest problem was flooding in times of heavy rainfall - the house used to ...see more
Lacock, the Corner House, Church Street c1955
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