Tuesday, April 04, 2006

More hol(e)y research

This time we went to Harvington Hall in rural Worcestershire, which is reputed to have the best collection of priest holes in the country. The hour-and-a-half guided tour was a little on the excessive side but the hides themselves are fascinating. Somewhere along the line they seem to have mislaid one, because the last time I went they said they had eight, plus two smaller hides for vestments etc. Now that's down to seven plus two - which is still pretty amazing in what's a fairly small manor house to start with!

We got to see inside several of the hides, including the one that's reached via a tilting wooden plank inside a cupboard in the library, and the one behind some lifting treads on the main staircase.

It's given me some great ideas for the ghost story so I'm busy scribbling away again today and have already added another 500 words.

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