Lacock’s collection of tiles contains both medieval tiles, dating from the 1200s to the 1400s, and Tudor tiles, dating from the 1500s. The medieval tiles would have been used to decorate the rooms of the abbey’s iconic cloister, now recognisable from its on-screen appearances in Harry Potter, Wolf Hall and the Hollow Crown. The Tudor tiles were custom-made for Sir William Sharington, who bought Lacock Abbey from King Henry VIII after the dissolution of the monasteries.