I'd seen photos of this place, Grade II listed, a hotel sitting in the Lancashire countryside.
It would seem the location was on a need to know basis, you had to somehow locate it yourself or be pre-vetted and be vouched for - and bugger all was coming up on the internet other than reports labelled as Manor H, the anti-vandal/metal thief information lock down was kind of working.
I asked a contact, he said he didn't have a problem telling me the location but first he would have to ok it with his contact, who would have to ask for an ok from his contact - a few days later a "yes" came back.
I hadn't really thought about any of this until the "yes" came back, it was all a circle of trust and it would seem I'm not a tosser after all - which is nice !
![Manor H](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/7670987238_bfae13d26e.jpg)
Loved these gates - all a bit Sally Sparrow (Google it).
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8158/7670928974_e0aac2c1c7.jpg)
It was raining as only it can do in Lancashire, so after sitting around in the car waiting for a break in the weather I opened the boot of the car and removed the blindfold and gimpmask from Urban Spaceman - perhaps the gagball was a little over the top. We just made a mad dash for it in the lashing rain without hanging about on the external shots.
![Manor H](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7671127252_8758352e4f.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7671897404_c12596e6cc.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8425/7672060646_7d903df475.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/7671561428_ddfd50ec84.jpg)
Things looked a bit grand, with a spooky staircase, all had seen better days and the fireplaces had been ripped out by the local thieves.
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8018/7671883152_53459553ec.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7671169326_aaccf96a63.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8010/7671249562_db18875728.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8151/7671510180_09018f66c2.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7668507670_c7b0d8ee30.jpg)
Then it got a bit special.....;
![Manor H](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7130/7668529320_dd48e39f1c.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7671456910_7089602063.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7129/7671382958_9492ab5347.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8294/7668463106_5de72bb560.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7671985214_2e0585cb48.jpg)
![Manor H](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7668611312_7d402e0b22.jpg)
Moving on to the function room, not that much of interest to see to be honest, it looked like the last few winters had caused a bit of burst pipe in the ceiling.
![Manor H](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7134/7668570110_b39e3c760b.jpg)
A wander further round the back brought us to the Jaguar Graveyard and I must confess I'm not one of these chaps that gets all excited and wobbly at the knees about cars to be honest - a car simply gets me from A to B when I'm not in a plane or on a train.
I should add at this point that I don't think my choice of footwear helped in proceedings as heavy rain had turned the area around the cars into a quagmire and on a number of occasions I found myself ankle deep in orange mud (bit smelly as well).
![Manor H](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7671664508_e7832cf8c7.jpg)
![Jaguar Graveyard](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7668804034_1acea21815.jpg)
Please don't ask me the location - coz I'd have to ask him, who needs to ask him, who needs to ask him.
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