Comments on: Harvington Hall – Priest Hides

By: More on priest holes | Churchmouse Campanologist

More on priest holes | Churchmouse Campanologist — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 21:02:46 +0000

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By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:15:54 +0000

Hence the need for Nicholas Owen

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:24:55 +0000

It is a fascinating place

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:24:29 +0000

One of the Harvington volunteers stayed in the stair hide overnight!

By: Hels

Hels — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 11:56:30 +0000

There was no way I would go into the priest holes in the stately homes that had once been Catholic. Too dark and way too claustrophobic

But we can understand how desperate Catholic families were. Everybody wanted to pray with their own clerics, but nobody wanted to risk the lives of the priests and no family wanted to risk losing their inherited estates.

By: Ginnie

Ginnie — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 05:21:00 +0000

What an amazing place, Cherry, to have not just one but several
l hide-aways. Oh my. And to think it was even necessary!!!

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 02:03:10 +0000

The torture is diabolical and as you say the worst of human nature.

By: Ayush

Ayush — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:49:19 +0000

an interesting post, CP. i read about the torture of Nicholas Owen and the worst of human nature is seen in that.

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 22:29:40 +0000

I agree, there are endless possibilities for a good plotline

By: London Caller

London Caller — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 22:11:51 +0000

This place would make a great spot for Agatha Christie’s mystery.
So many places to hide, so many possibilities.