Manger Barn Education Room

The converted spacious and charming 16th-century barn is the perfect facility for any education or community visits to Lacock. The barn is also available for private hire functions. Call 01249 730141 for costs and booking details.

Transfer of the William Henry Fox Talbot Collection to the British Library

The National Trust warmly welcomes the exceptionally generous gift to the nation of the Talbot Collection. We have housed and cared for the Collection for nearly 30 years, on behalf of the Collection’s owners, in the Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock, cataloguing the Collection, providing access for researchers and loans to other institutions from the Collection.

We are delighted that the Collection's new home, the British Library, will be able to offer increased access to this marvellous collection.

In partnership with the British Library, the link between the Talbot Collection and Lacock will continue. The Fox Talbot Museum, as it has for many years, will continue to tell the story of William Henry Fox Talbot and his pioneering work at Lacock, through displays from the Collection of Talbot's equipment, objects he photographed, his publications and personal items.

A loan agreement between the British Library and the National Trust will ensure that the Talbot link remains unbroken.

For research and access information regarding the William Henry Fox Talbot Collection please email John Falconer, Jerwood Curator of Photography at the British Library.

Additional resources

Footage of Lacock Village is featured on the British Pathe digital news archive. Visit the Pathe website to view a 1950s news film of the village.