Lacock, Wiltshire

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire. Nikon D2Xs and AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens.

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire. Tokina SD 50-135mm f/2.8 DX AT-X Pro lens on a Nikon D2Xs.

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire. Nikon D700, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens. F/13.

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire. Nikon D700, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.

Cloisters, Lacock Abbey. The ceiling is decorated by heraldic badges and little carvings of mermaids and sundry other devices which amused the masons who worked on it. Nikon D700 and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.

Botanic Garden Plant House, Lacock Abbey. Nikon D700 and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.

The cloisters at Lacock Abbey, photographed with a Nikon D2Xs and a Sigma 15-30mm F3.5-4.5 EX DG Aspherical DF lens.

The clock at St. Cyriac's, Lacock from the inside. Nikon D2Xs and Sigma 15-30mm F3.5-4.5 EX DG Aspherical DF lens.

The bridge was built in the 18th century; the builder was named Ladd, and thus the bridge is sometimes referred to as 'Ladd's Bridge', although as it spans the Bide, it is known also as 'Bide Brook Bridge' and even as 'Corsham Brook Bridge', 'Corsham Brook' being an alternative name for the watercourse. In 1955/6 the Wiltshire County Council had the bridge widened and christened it 'Lacock Town Bridge'. It is also known as the Packhorse Bridge.

The Cloisters at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire. AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D lens on a Nikon D50.

Photographed near Lacock, Wiltshire, with a Canon EOS 20D camera and a Pentacon M42 50mm f/1.8 lens from a Praktica MTL5 camera.

These Tuscan (or possibly Doric) columns were once chimneys. Not all of Lacock Abbey is really old; a 'new' hall was built in 1755 by the Squire, John Ivory Talbot. The unwanted chimneys were salvaged for this project and a mason called Benjamin Carter carved a sphinx to go on top.

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire. In 1755 Squire John Ivory Talbot had the new hall built and some old chimneys were moved into the grounds as a garden ornament. The Squire got a mason called Benjamin Carter to carve him a sphinx to go atop his renovated Tuscan columns (formerly his chimneys). There is a myth that when there is a full moon at midnight, the sphinx jumps down from her resting place and walks across the park to drink from the river. 200mm f/4 Meyer-Optik Orestegor lens on a Canon EOS 30D camera.

Photographed at Lacock Abbey, with a Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro and a Nikkor 35mm DX AF-S f/1.8G lens.

Photographed at Lacock Abbey, with a Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro and a Nikkor 35mm DX AF-S f/1.8G lens.

A front door in East Street, Lacock. Nikon D2Xs + 35mm Nikkor-O.C f/2 lens.

The bridge was built in the 18th century; the builder was named Ladd, and thus the bridge is sometimes referred to as 'Ladd's Bridge', although as it spans the Bide, it is known also as 'Bide Brook Bridge' and even as 'Corsham Brook Bridge', 'Corsham Brook' being an alternative name for the watercourse. In 1955/6 the Wiltshire County Council had the bridge widened and christened it 'Lacock Town Bridge'. It is also known as the Packhorse Bridge. Nikon D2Xs and Nikkor-O.C 35mm f/2 lens.

Exhibition at Lacock Abbey: The World's Eye, 90 eight feet high batik flags by Toozali Arts. Nikon D700 + 50mm AF-D Nikkor f/1.4 lens.