Harvington Hall

This medieval and Elizabethan moated house belongs to the Archdiocese of Birmingham. It has secret priests' hiding places and rare wall paintings.It is located in Worcestershire

The house if full of history and going there is like travelling in time.

Harvington Hall helps us understand a bit more how life in medieval and in Tudor life was.

The workers, the income, and what makes it more interesting:the hiding places used by priests during prosecution times.

Houses could be searched by Priest hunters called ‘Pursuivants’ who would try to catch households unawares in an attempt to capture Priests. It was for this reason that a great many houses had special hides or ‘Priest Holes’ built within them to be used in case of a search.

This hiding place was apparently found by two children who had been playing there in 1897. It still contained a small table for the use of the priests.(above)