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@ Thursday, 10. Apr, 2008 – 21:04:32
As I'm sure all you Harry Potter fans are aware Lacock Abbey has been used as a set in all the Potter movies to date. Not all of the abbey, just parts of it and in particular the cloisters...
Hope these few images bring back some happy memories for you. 
Of course you will have to use your imagination just a little... and paint in the stuff the film industry does to get the right effect! 
Tentativeplotfinder
Usksider
Pro Think about the pictures when you read the book.... 
No, only joking... just let your imagination run free.
Tentativeplotfinder
Nah - the films and the books are totally different things for me. Very little of the films have matched up to the images in my head anyway.
Letting my imagination run free could be a very dangerous thing...
Usksider
Pro Having an active imagination is one of the things that makes us individual... and you are individual...
Tentativeplotfinder
That I am... a little too individual, maybe!
Usksider
Pro Nah, I don't believe that..... 
la_spice
Would you believe I haven't read one Harry Potter book nor seen any of the films? 
That said I love the "feel" of this Abbey.
Usksider
Pro I've never read the books either... but the films have been kind of fun.
Lacock is a lovely place and I'm quite sure you'd enjoy it.
la_spice
One day perhaps So much to do, so little time! 
Usksider
Pro Just the rest of your days.......
I know I am a bit behind, but I only saw the first Harry Potter film. So what kind of building is this "Lacock Abbey"? Is it a church?
Usksider
Pro Well....
History of Lacock Abbey
Lacock Abbey was founded in the early 13th-century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury. Ela was the daughter of Patrick, Earl of Salisbury and was married to William Longespee, the illegitimate son of Henry II. William was one of the most powerful barons of the time. He was a witness of the Magna Carta and with Ela laid the fourth and fifth foundation stones of Salisbury Cathedral. Ela founded two religious houses in his memory on the same day, involving a journey of 16 miles, one at Hinton Charterhouse for Carthusian Monks and the other at Lacock for Augustinian Canonesses.
The Abbey was built with stone obtained from Ralph Croc, who owned a quarry at Hazelbury near Box, Wiltshire and with timbers from the royal forest.
Generally, the Abbey prospered throughout the Middle Ages. The rich farmlands of its endowment by Ela ensured a sizeable income from wool throughout its medieval life. The nuns were mostly ladies of good family, usually between fifteen and twenty-five in number but the community was increased by a number of lay sisters, who looked after the more menial tasks, and guests who came for hospitality.
The fine medieval cloisters, sacristy, chapter house and monastic rooms of the Abbey have survived largely intact.
Thanks for the info! So is it still used as an abbey or is it more like a museum these days?
Usksider
Pro Part of the house is still lived in, the rest is like a museum.
Great pics hun! Im a massive Potter fan, can't get enough! And like, tentativeplotfinder said, the films are nothing like the books! Hope you are well x
Usksider
Pro Glad you like...
I really should read the books I suppose. It's a great place; have you been?
I'm well thank you - hope you are too.
EllieGant
DO read the books. For me, what makes them so magical is her imagination, the clever use of language and the humour. The films aren't a patch on the books - though the first three are more children-orientated.
I didn't know it was filmed there. I love the cloisters - I love the ones in Gloucester Cathedral too, if you ever get there.
Usksider
Pro I'll have to sneak into the daughter's room while she's away and borrow them.
I haven't been to Gloucester Cathedral for ages.... perhaps it's time I went back.
Gorgeous - i can see why they chose this one in particular to film in.
Usksider
Pro It is lovely isn't it? Very peaceful...
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Oooo I'd forgotten that!! I must get my copy of Book Seven back for so I can have my Grand All Seven Books Re-read.