the Manse was an old farmhouse, located about a half-mile outside of Llyddwdd. It got its name from being the former home of a Methodist minister, but had become long-abandoned by the time Dr. Moses Nebogipfel moved in. At that site, he constructed and tested the Chronic Argo. However, Nebogipfel's presence was sufficient to scare the townsfolk of Llyddwdd, who marched on the location - only to find he had vanished into time, along with Reverend Elijah Ulysses Cook. ("The Chronic Argonauts")