Secret Chambers and Hiding Places is a collection of hiding places and their uses, most of them in Great Britain, although very few passages and rooms in mainland Europe are mentioned, the hideaway of Jacobite in Scotland, while the last chapter of the book deals with Bonnie and Prince Charlie. Was wandering all over Scotland, among caves and other hiding places. Most chapters are devoted to historical events; such as the persecution of Roman Catholics in the 17th century (with many large houses having specially built "priest pits"), or various unpopular kings and their hideouts. The text is filled with legends and true stories, with skeletons not often found, still hidden, centuries after the researchers left. The author describes hidden doors, passages, rooms and pits with great enthusiasm… and with great regret when he has to describe secret places lost to destruction or modernization. You'll wish you could roam the land, rummaging through the darkest corners of every old house you find!
By : Allan Fea (1860 - 1956)
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