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[narrator] In the 1830s
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Mysteries of the Abandoned

In the 1830s, Fox Talbot was working onan invention at his home, Lacock Abbey

[narrator] In the 1830s, Fox Talbot was working on
an invention at his home, Lacock Abbey

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[narrator] In the 1830s,
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Fox Talbot was working on an invention
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at his home, Lacock Abbey.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:07
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
9
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E04 His breakthrough was born out of a love of painting - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
His breakthrough was born out of a love of painting
S09 • E04 Fox Talbot's wife and daughters - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
Fox Talbot's wife and daughters
S09 • E09 [narrator] Soon, the Drop was added to the famous Green Book. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
[narrator] Soon, the Drop was added to the famous Green Book...
S09 • E04 And in fact, some of their paintings - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
And in fact, some of their paintings
S09 • E09 And let them know where they could be arbitrarily denied service, food, lodging. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
And let them know where they could be arbitrarily denied ser...
S09 • E09 This was an essential tool for anyone Black in that age trying to travel. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:18
This was an essential tool for anyone Black in that age tryi...
S09 • E04 [narrator] At a time of great innovation - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] At a time of great innovation
S09 • E04 There had been experiments - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
There had been experiments
S09 • E09 In many ways, these places provided a heartbeat, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
In many ways, these places provided a heartbeat,
S09 • E04 Developing, fixing, and printing. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Developing, fixing, and printing.
S09 • E04 Talbot already knew about the light sensitivity - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
Talbot already knew about the light sensitivity
S09 • E04 He took a piece of paper - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
He took a piece of paper
S09 • E09 So the Dew Drop Inn was kind of a beacon - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:58
So the Dew Drop Inn was kind of a beacon
S09 • E04 He brushed one side of the paper - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:23
He brushed one side of the paper
S09 • E04 [narrator] Fixing the paper to the inside of small boxes, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] Fixing the paper to the inside of small boxes,
S09 • E04 These became known as mousetrap cameras, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
These became known as mousetrap cameras,
S09 • E04 He invented that process here - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
He invented that process here
S09 • E09 It was just a place where musicians, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:26
It was just a place where musicians,
S09 • E04 [Dominic] Talbot of course died with no idea - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:26
[Dominic] Talbot of course died with no idea
S09 • E09 [narrator] But in such a racist, divided society, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] But in such a racist, divided society,