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the Church of the Holy Angels #55
Posted by Viv Wilson on 19th May 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell ingram,emily meynell,hugo meynell,George Bodley,Bishop of Lichfield,ecclesiastical,the church of the holy angels,the Sacred Faith,wedding,vicar,history,the Crown,Downton Abbey,Gardens
Many stately homes had churches built near them or even a chapel inside them, as was done at Hoar Cross Hall. However, the church that was built in the grounds of the Hall became known as 'the Cathedral of the Midlands' due to its magnificent structure and is generally regarded as one of the finest Victorian churches in the country. It resembles a Cathedral in miniature, being more like an English minster than a humble village church.
When Emily Meynell Ingram's husband, Hugo died in 1871 from a hunting accident, she wanted to keep his memory alive. they had only been married for eight years and she had no children to comfort her and so in 1872 she commissioned...
More Tea Vicar? #12
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th July 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Emily Meynell,Meynell Ingram Arms,church of the holy angels,vicar,Cathedral of the Midlands,New Years Eve,New Years Day
...as the “Cathedral of the Midlands”. It was indeed a huge church (for a village) and always open to the public so we would sometimes go and have a look inside. On one occasion there was no-one around so Gavin and I lit all the candles in the church as we thought it looked really pretty and brightened the place up a bit. Oh dear – that was definitely not the right thing to do! A strongly worded letter was sent to my dad from the vicar telling him in no uncertain terms that he should be disciplining his children a lot better than he was. My dad hit the roof about this as he didn’t like people telling him what to do and he was by no means a religious man and...
the Library #69
Posted by Viv Wilson on 17th November 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,meynell ingram,amazon,secret,Chapel,Library,Robert Adam,Earl of Worcester,Lichfield Cathedral,my dad bought a mansion,Downton Abbey,the Crown,Royal Family
...the Library at Hoar Cross Hall is a delightful room, not huge like the other rooms, but not too small either – a room fitted with mahogany bookshelves on three sides and a bay window overlooking the terrace and the gardens. From this window, on a clear day, it is possible to see the “Three ladies of the vale” – the spires of Lichfield Cathedral.
Libraries have been around for centuries with evidence pointing to the Romano-British world when documents and manuscripts were stored in chests in special rooms where people could study them sitting at a table, not unlike today's libraries. In the 15th century classical works were collected by men such...More Tea Vicar? #12
Posted by Viv Wilson on 20th March 1973 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,meynel,ingram,more tea vicar,ghost,church of the holy angels,churchyard,christmas,vicarage,1973,meynell arms
...as the “Cathedral of the Midlands”. It was indeed a huge church (for a village) and always open to the public so we would sometimes go and have a look inside. On one occasion there was no-one around so Gavin and I lit all the candles in the church as we thought it looked really pretty and brightened the place up a bit. Oh dear – that was definitely not the right thing to do! A strongly worded letter was sent to my dad from the vicar telling him in no uncertain terms that he should be disciplining his children a lot better than he was. My dad hit the roof about this as he didn’t like people telling him what to do and he was by no means a relig...More Tea Vicar? #13
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th January 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,New Year's Eve,Scottish,1973,Christmas,Meynell
...as the “Cathedral of the Midlands”. It was indeed a huge church (for a village) and always open to the public so we would sometimes go and have a look inside. On one occasion there was no-one around so Gavin and I lit all the candles in the church as we thought it looked really pretty and brightened the place up a bit. Oh dear – that was definitely not the right thing to do! A strongly worded letter was sent to my dad from the vicar telling him in no uncertain terms that he should be disciplining his children a lot better than he was. My dad hit the roof about this as he didn’t like people telling him what to do and he was by no means a religio...More tea vicar? #12
Posted by Viv Wilson on 10th November 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,church of the holy angels,meynell arms,Bodley,world war 2,famours five,vicar,gas masks,new years eve
...as the “Cathedral of the Midlands”. It was indeed a huge church (for a village) and always open to the public so we would sometimes go and have a look inside. On one occasion there was no-one around so Gavin and I lit all the candles in the church as we thought it looked really pretty and brightened the place up a bit. Oh dear – that was definitely not the right thing to do! A strongly worded letter was sent to my dad from the vicar telling him in no uncertain terms that he should be disciplining his children a lot better than he was. My dad hit the roof about this as he didn’t like people telling him what to do and he was by no means a religio...