Creighton-Ward Manor

Creighton-Ward Manor, (COMIC: The Vanishing Ray) also known as Creighton-Ward Mansion (COMIC: Mr. Steelman) and Creighton Mansion, (COMIC: Eve of War) was Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward's home, located in Kent not far from the Doctor's house on Allen Road. (PROSE: The Dying Days)

Its windows were bullet-proof and it had a plethora of other defences to deter tresspassers including several explosive mines in the garden. Inside, there were screens linked to cameras from which Lady Penelope could watch a live feed of events outside. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman)

History
In 2065, men hired by Mr Steelman attempted to storm Creighton-Ward Manor and retrieve some blueprints which Lady Penelope had stolen from the Luthvian embassy. The house's defences eventually forced them to retreat after several of them were killed and they instead elected to kidnap Roger Lyon, whom the plans had been entrusted to for the purpose of destroying them. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman)

Lady Penelope watched the Astran Kaplan's visit to Earth on television and witnessed his assassination in Unity City. After Bob Newawk told his viewers that his viewers that Universal Television would be following Steve Zodiac as the crisis continued, she told Parker this meant nobody would be watching them. Parker asked if he should get FAB 1 (COMIC: Assassination!) and the two set off for an airport in order to track down the murderer. (COMIC: Lady Penelope)

Behind the scenes
The exact name of Lady Penelope's home varies between sources. In its debut, Mr. Steelman, it is referred to as Creighton-Ward Mansion while The Daleks comic story Eve of War refers to it as Creighton Mansion. However, Jeff Tracy sends Penelope a postcard in The Vanishing Ray wherein the property's postal address is given as Creighton-Ward Manor and it is this name which lends itself to the title of this article.