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Things that go bump in the night #3
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th April 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,ghost,haunted,attic,typewriter,suits of armour,Bridgerton,keeping up with the aristocrats,Downton Abbey
Going to sleep in a big old house is quite scary when you’re young but going to sleep in a big old house that’s haunted is even more scary!! That first winter at Hoar Cross HAll was like that. Every time there was a windy night I could hear a window banging in the attic – All night long it kept me awake. The next day I would go upstairs to close it but there would be no windows open or even loose. They were All tightly shut as they had been for 20 years. I remember standing there in the attic rooms feeling a tingling down my spine and goose bumps All over as I felt the atmosphere closing in on me - and I quickly legged it back downstairs!
On other nights...
Gardeners World at Hoar Cross #43
Posted by Viv Wilson on 24th February 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,Victorian,first world war,second world war,chauffeur,servants bAll,christmas,carpenters,bricklayers,plumber,electrician,thatcher,Downton Abbey,the crown
In this week's blog I am focusing again on the servants who spent their lives looking after the Meynell family along with their home and gardens. In it’s heyday Hoar Cross HAll had around 28 people employed to keep the 20 acres of grounds tidy and weed free. In Victorian England the most common of All male servants was the gardener. At Hoar Cross the head gardener had numerous under-gardeners known affectionately as ‘digging slaves’! They were responsible for producing fruit, vegetables and growing luxury items in and out of season, much of it under glass. Adjacent to the house was the carp pool and greenhouse area along with a palm house; next to these wa...
SKOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! #13
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st June 1973 in Early days | hoar cross hAll,kasbah,bull fighting,meynell,uttoxeter,streaker,mediaeval banquets,greece,acropolis,majorca,portugal,spain,caves of drach,flamenco,morroco
SKOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! When Hugo and Emily Meynell built the HAll it included a whole estate with it, namely kitchen gardens, greenhouses, stables, a farm and cottages. Old HAll (their original home) was also on the estate and was accessed via a private road, which ran from the main road. By the time the seventies came along the stable block and Old HAll were private houses and another part of Old HAll had been made into a children’s home. Emily Meynell had started this home in the Victorian days, cAlling it ‘The Home of the Good Shepherd’ but it was for boys only at that time. When we were there it was a mixed home and run by a husband and wife co...
Skools out for summer! #14
Posted by Viv Wilson on 20th January 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,caves of drach,Majorca,Portugal,Greece,Morocco,Kasbah,Europe,Library
SKOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! When Hugo and Emily Meynell built Hoar Cross HAll it included a whole estate with it, namely kitchen gardens, greenhouses, stables, a farm and cottages. Old HAll (their original home) was also on the estate and was accessed via a private road, which ran from the main road. By the time the seventies came along the stable block and Old HAll were private houses and another part of Old HAll had been made into a children’s home. Emily Meynell had started this home in the Victorian days, cAlling it ‘The Home of the Good Shepherd’ but it was for boys only at that time. When we were there it was a mixed home and run by a hu...Skools out for summer #13
Posted by Viv Wilson on 26th July 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,Greece,Spain,Portugal,Caves of drach,Victorian,Library,camels,bullfight,Bridgerton,Downton Abbey
When Hugo and Emily Meynell built Hoar Cross HAll it included a whole estate with it, namely kitchen gardens, greenhouses, stables, a farm and cottages. Old HAll (their original home) was also on the estate and was accessed via a private road, which ran from the main road. By the time the seventies came along the stable block and Old HAll were private houses and another part of Old HAll had been made into a children’s home. Emily Meynell had started this home in the Victorian days, cAlling it ‘The Home of the Good Shepherd’ but it was for boys only at that time. When we were there it was a mixed home and run by a husband and wife couple. They used to have...
Huntin', Shootin' and Fishin' #6
Posted by Viv Wilson on 4th May 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,fox hunting,shooting,fishing,fox,hounds,Henry VIII,gun,Bridgerton,Downton Abbey,keeping up with the aristocrats
Most stately homes have the obligatory hunting, shooting and fishing and Hoar Cross HAll was no exception during the Meynell family’s time there. We didn't participate in any of these but, however, the Meynell and South Staffs Hunt used to meet locAlly to do a spot of fox hunting. They would All gather at different venues around the area and enjoy a drink before setting off. One of their usual places was the Meynell Ingram Arms Public House at the bottom of the village. In February 1972 they had their ‘meet’ at the HAll. We, as the host family, got All dressed up to meet and greet them and local helpers served drinks, usuAlly sherry. I had no interest in h...