Father of photography honoured in Wiltshire pub

The corner of a Wiltshire pub has been transformed to celebrate the life of the "forefather of modern photography

John Glass, licensee of the George Inn at Lacock, near Chippenham, has set up an exhibition on William Henry Fox Talbot -inventor of the Negative Positive photography process.

Dressed in period clothes to launch the display, Glass said: "Talbot was a great man. He is recognised as the forefather of modern photography and it was invented here in Lacock."

Talbot, who was born in 1800, came up with a way of capturing an image on paper after becoming frustrated with his lack of drawing skills.

It is thought the boxes used to make his first camera were built in the carpentry workshop above the pub.

Curator of the nearby Fox Talbot museum Roger Watson said: "I think it's great and would like to thank Trevor for bringing him into this pub.

"Fox Talbot has been hiding away at the Barn up by the Abbey for too long now and its nice to see him out in the village again - a village he truly loved."

Lacock has found fame in recent years as the set for films and TV dramas including Harry Potter and Cranford.