Talk:Priest hole

Text from "Priest-hole"

The following is the original text from "Priest-hole" which is now a redirect to this page.

"A Priest-hole, in the context of 16/17th century English history, is secret chamber in a building in which Roman Catholic clergy would hide when the home they were staying in was about to be searched by the English authorities who were anxious to suppress Roman Catholicism and support the Church of England. They were sometimes built, as in East Riddlesden Hall, as an offshoot from a chimney or behind panelling, for example in Ripley Castle, Ripley, North Yorkshire."

Ganymead 08:48, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Where is that big block quote from? It should definitely be sourced. Makemi 23:28, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

It looks like the block quote is a translation of Vita et Mors (full title Societas Jesu usque ad sanguinis et vitæ profusionem... Societas Jesu usque ad sanguinis et vitæ profusionem militans ... Sive vita et mors eorum qui ex Societate Jesu in causa fidei, ... violenta morte toto orbe sublati sunt) by Matthias Tanner, perhaps as quoted in Secret chambers and hiding-places : the historic, romantic & legendary stories & traditions about hiding-holes, secret chambers & c. by Allan Fea. However, Recusant history, Volume 28 seems to say the statement is in error: http://books.google.com/books?id=YIEjAQAAIAAJ&q=%22With+incomparable+skill+Owen+knew+how+to+conduct+priests%22&dq=%22With+incomparable+skill+Owen+knew+how+to+conduct+priests%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oyZ_T_quGorViALbmbDIAw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA --Larrybob (talk) 17:42, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Terminology

A minor correction may be in order for the caption of this page's illustration, which reads, "The concealed entrance to a priest hole in Partingdale House, Middlesex (in the right column)". The structure termed 'the right column' may be better referred to as 'the right pilaster'. Evangelon 02:56, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Video of Priest Hole

Have added a link to a video of a priest hole in Naworth Castle,Cumbria.

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Hope that this is acceptable and adds to the value of the article Collieman (talk) 17:38, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

"Priest holes" in popular culture?

Is it useful to cite examples of "priest holes" in popular culture? For example, there is a priest hole in the TV production of Agatha Christie's "The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly". Also, in the TV version of Father Brown, there is also a priest hole. There must be other examples, also. Worth mentioning?? Pete unseth (talk) 01:27, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Yes - can’t think of any reason why not. Plenty of examples in C19 literature, but modern ones would be even better (Paul Hodgetts) 62.31.29.48 (talk) 17:25, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Priest holes for Protestants?

Were there not hiding places created by Protestant landowners for hiding co-religionist clergy during the reign of Mary Tudor? Soulton Hall in Shropshire is claimed to have a priest hole. Its owner and builder Sir Rowland Hill, who began the building in 1556, reputedly hid Matthew Parker.The wiki article on Soulton Hall calls the hidden room a 'priest hide' but I note that there are no citations, for which I have raised need tags.Cloptonson (talk) 05:59, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Hodgetts (1989) says there are only two known possible examples, and he's sceptical about both of them. He makes the point that even the Catholics didn't start building them until 15 years or so into Elizbeth's reign. 62.31.29.48 (talk) 12:19, 23 October 2023 (UTC)