14 January 2013 Last updated at 18:47

In pictures: Historic Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire lit up

The cloisters at Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire have been lit up by the National Trust as part of a new installation.

The 13th Century abbey - seen as the birthplace of photography having been home to pioneer William Fox Talbot and more recently was used to film scenes from Harry Potter - has been brought to life with illuminations and special effects lighting.

The effects have been designed to give a sense of some of the activities which once took place in the abbey cloisters including putting fires back into fireplaces and projecting impressions of colours once painted on the abbey's walls.

Rachael Holtom, of the National Trust, said: "The lighting will make the brewery equipment magically start to work and footsteps will disappear up staircases in front of people."

“Some of the original colours the cloisters will be painted will return and although it is a shame that we cannot get intensity of the painted colours, it will give a sense of the conditions and atmosphere of the cloisters when the nuns were in residence," she said.

"The night stairs which the nuns would have used to come down for their night time services, are just a gap at the moment but will be virtually restored with the lighting," she added.

The lighting effects, designed to also be seen during the day, will also highlight the architectural features in the medieval cloisters.

Into the light - Illuminating Lacock Abbey runs until 27 January.

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In pictures: Historic Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire lit up

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