A very cold visit to Oxburgh Hall, about 30 minutes from Danielle's home.
It is a moated manor built in 1482. Of course, it has undergone
many changes over the years much of it remains original.
Danielle's favorite room to show us was 'The Priest's Hole',
a small octagon chamber which was
accessible only by lowering yourself down a very steep set of stairs, backwards. Of course she insisted that I make the descent and I really wondered if I was going to get out! Because the owners of the house were Catholics, a dangerous religion to be a part of after King Henry VIII created the official church of England - the Anglican Church - so that he could divorce his wife. The family provided this place of escape for their resident priest. Not a pleasant thought!
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