Secret Passage Ways and History of the Manor

Well this afternoon Kasey, Grace, Elizabeth, Julie and I all went on a history tour of the Manor, it was really fun and we got to learn some really cool things out about the Manor's history! We learned that the British Airborne group left from the Manor during WWII. We also learned that if we buy a Family Crest from GB and we leave lots of money to Harlaxton College they will design a crest in the state dining room for us. We also learned that the Manor was once a Montessori for Monks right after WWII, and we just got to learn a lot of history about who designed certain rooms, and what was original and what wasn't, which owner made what changes and so on. We also got to see the Senior Common Room, or better known as the Faculty Lounge!! It was the original Library, I have posted additional pictures of it in my Harlaxton Facebook Album.  I also am posting pictures of some of the Secret Passage ways because of high demand from my family (mom). I take one from British Studies to Seminar then from Seminar to Biology. They really aren't as cool as they look in Scooby Doo, but they can be quite fun, especially when you say oh yea I take the secret passage to class....you know the day to day life of living in a castle!! No the secret passage ways were all just really the ways the servants got around, much like the slaves quarters of the southern plantations. Just back stairwells and doors that lead into other rooms.

This is the faculty lounge. The original Library, it has a collection of books that a man from Grantham left to the college in his will because he didn't want his collection split up, I'd say from eye balling it there are between 1,500 and 2,000 books in there!! 

Do you see a door? 

it is built into the wall :) 

Now the next one is the one that I take to and from class.

I'll give you a hint look for a crack in the wall and it does not have the mirror on it 

 and that my friends is what I climb with a purse and a backpack (that is really a shoulder bag) full of books, to and from class! I DO IN FACT HAVE SOME BALANCE!! 

Well I hope you enjoyed learning a little about our manor and our secret passages, It's nearly 7:30 here and I need to do some homework!!