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The life and times of an upper class family #44
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd March 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell Ingram,hickleton hall,viscount halifax,Earl Grey,earl of crawford,lady elizabeth bowes-lyon,Glamis Castle,downton abbey,The Crown
...ed on the marriage and Mary came to live at the Hall with Freddie and Emily. Lady Mary is remembered as a delightful person, intelligent and extremely literate. In her memoirs, “Sunshine and shadows over a long life” she recalled her days at Hoar Cross with much pleasure. They were full of work – political work, estate work and church work. Also artistic work and house decoration.
Frederick Meynell, Emily's brother
They often visited their families and Lady Mary and Frederick used to stay with their uncle, old Lord Grey in Scotland. During one of these visits to Scotland the couple stayed at Glamis Castle where a little party piece was put on for...
Summer Balls and Garden Parties #57
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd June 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell-Ingram,Midsummer's Eve Ball,New Year's Eve Ball,County Ball,Bridgerton,Downton abbey,London,Berkeley Square,Laughton Estate,gardens,Alec Douglas-Home,Barings Bank
...rated the marriage of their eldest son, Hugo to Jean by organising a 'Laughton Tenants' Memorable Day at Hoar Cross'. This was a day of feasting and enjoyment for 200 tenants of the Meynell estate in Laughton who arrived in six comfortable coaches after travelling through Nottingham and Derby. Altogether there were 400 guests including family and friends who sat down to an excellent lunch in a large marquee on the lawn. Among the guests were tenants and cottagers from the Hoar Cross Estate too who all made their way to the Hall to the sound of bells peeling in the church tower. Presentations were made to the happy couple and a Band of the 2nd Battalion King's Sh...
Victorian Courtship - gloves #92
Posted by Viv Wilson on 26th March 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,victorian era,history,women,gloves,hands,Henry Wehman,nudity,queen victoria,French,buttons,Downton Abbey,historic houses,glove box,my dad bought a mansion,national trust
...tship and marriage explained”. Here are a few samples:-
Holding with tips downward ………………….........I wish to be acquainted
Using them as a fan ………………………… ...............Introduce me to your company
Striking them over the hand ………………............I am displeased
Tossing them up gently ……………………...............I am engaged
Dropping both of them……………………….............I love you
Smoothing them out gently ……………….............I wish I was with you
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