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The Schoolroom Maid's Story
Posted by Viv Wilson on 10th September 1985 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,Spanish,Lady Dorothy,London,Meynell,Skegness,church
THE SCHOOLROOM MAID’S STORY: For the first 75 years of the Hall’s history about 50 servants were employed by the Meynell family in the house and grounds. Among these was a young girl of fifteen who started work in 1920 as a Schoolroom Maid. Her name was Miss Inez Sophia Large and she had connections to Hoar Cross through her grand-parents, William and Mary Tooth, who lived in the village where William was the blacksmith; his smithy was just along from the Meynell public house. He had worked on the ironwork of the Hall during its construction in the 1860s. Inez’s aunt, Constance Madeley, was the wife of the landlord at the Buffalo Inn, in...
The Schoolroom Maid's Story #34
Posted by Viv Wilson on 9th June 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Spanish Ambassador,London,Lichfield,Meynell,Earl and Countess of Bradford,Weston Park,Skegness
THE SCHOOLROOM MAID'S STORY: For the first 75 years of the Hall’s history about 50 servants were employed by the Meynell family in the house and grounds. Among these was a young girl of fifteen who started work in 1920 as a Schoolroom Maid. Her name was Miss Inez Sophia Large and she had connections to Hoar Cross through her grand-parents, William and Mary Tooth, who lived in the village where William was the blacksmith; his smithy was just along from the Meynell public house. He had worked on the ironwork of the Hall during its construction in the 1860s. Inez’s aunt, Constance Madeley, was the wife of the landlord at the Buffalo Inn, in ne...
The Schoolroom Maid's Story #33
Posted by Viv Wilson on 19th April 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,lichfield,Meynell,Inez,servants,earl and countess of bradford
THE SCHOOLROOM MAID’S STORY: For the first 75 years of the Hall’s history about 50 servants were employed by the Meynell family in the house and grounds. Among these was a young girl of fifteen who started work in 1920 as a Schoolroom Maid. Her name was Miss Inez Sophia Large and she had connections to Hoar Cross through her grand-parents, William and Mary Tooth, who lived in the village where William was the blacksmith; his smithy was just along from the Meynell public house. He had worked on the ironwork of the Hall during its construction in the 1860s. Inez’s aunt, Constance Madeley, was the wife of the landlord at the Buffalo Inn, in nearby New...
The Tax Man Cometh! #26
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th December 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell ingram Arms,Lotus Elite,Prince Charles,duchy of cornwall,Christmas,mediaeval banquets
THE TAX MAN COMETH: My parents’ court case was finally over and my dad had six months to leave the family home of Hoar Cross Hall. In the meantime my mum had to find the funds to buy him out and he had to find another house to live in. He also had an awful lot of stuff to move too! He eventually found a house in nearby Burton-on-Trent but as it was obviously a lot smaller he had to get rid of quite a few of his possessions and one of the first things to go was his Lotus Elite. He advertised it in the local paper but instead of getting a phone call from a likely buyer, the first call was from the local tax office! Back in those days they used to check a...The Schoolroom Maid's Story #36
Posted by Viv Wilson on 14th February 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Lady Dorothy,Skegness,servant,earl and countess of bradford,Spanish Ambassador
THE SCHOOLROOM MAID’S STORY: For the first 75 years of Hoar Cross Hall’s history about 50 servants were employed by the Meynell family in the house and grounds. Among these was a young girl of fifteen who started work in 1920 as a Schoolroom Maid. Her name was Miss Inez Sophia Large and she had connections to Hoar Cross through her grand-parents, William and Mary Tooth, who lived in the village where William was the blacksmith; his smithy was just along from the Meynell public house. He had worked on the ironwork of the Hall during its construction in the 1860s. Inez’s aunt, Constance Madeley, was the wife of the landlord at the Buffalo Inn, in nearby...An Edwardian Schoolroom Maid #40
Posted by Viv Wilson on 4th February 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,earl and countess of lichfield,schoolroom,governess,earl and countess of bradford,skegness,spanish
For the first 75 years of Hoar Cross Hall’s history about 50 servants were employed by the Meynell family in the house and grounds. Among these was a young girl of fifteen who started work in 1920 as a Schoolroom Maid. Her name was Miss Inez Sophia Large and she had connections to Hoar Cross through her grand-parents, William and Mary Tooth, who lived in the village where William was the blacksmith; his smithy was just along from the Meynell public house. He had worked on the ironwork of the Hall during its construction in the 1860s. Inez’s aunt, Constance Madeley, was the wife of the landlord at the Buffalo Inn, in nearby Newborough, and it was through her...