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The Graveyard Shift! #25

...ainly had lots of fun in those days, as a lot of the customers were quintessentially English and the local gentry were quite eccentric  – even to the point of one gent bringing a horse into the pub one lunchtime and standing with it in the bar while he sipped his G & T !   Only in rural England!   Don’t miss next week’s exciting instalment:  Whodunit in the Library?   A sordid tale of attempted murder gone wrong! If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends.  ...

Whodunit in the Library? #26

...WHODUNIT IN THE LIBRARY?       When we first moved to Hoar Cross Hall, growing up in a stately home seemed an idyllic way to live – and lots of fun if you’re a child.  This rambling old house full of empty rooms and secret doors, wild gardens and woods to explore, was in some ways a dream come true for our family, certainly for my dad.  But as we turned from children to teenagers the isolation and lack of public transport was frustrating.  Coupled with this was my parents fighting and subsequent split, living at each end of the house and battling for the house and business through their solicitors. The effect this had on me, as the eldest child who p...

See you in Court #28

...ished and lots of paper shuffling had happened, the Judge looked at us all and said, “There’s only two people in this courtroom that are going to make anything out of this sorry state – and that’s you (dad’s barrister) and you (mum’s barrister)”.  He pointed at them both as he said it, as if they hadn’t already made a lot of money out of it! “Now go outside and sort it out between you. I’m going for lunch now and I want to see it all sorted when I get back”.  Well, what a shock!  Files and papers were quickly gathered up as we all walked back out into the corridor.  And then it began – the bartering and bargaining between the legal e...

The tax man cometh! #29

...disco and lots of real ales – they were good fun and always went on until the early hours.  All the land around there was owned by the Duchy of Cornwall estate (Prince Charles’ land) and after one of these barn dances someone set off for home down a dark lane and crashed into a garage next to someone’s house.  The car went straight through the wooden doors at the front and hit the back wall.  As the car came to a halt the whole garage collapsed on top of it.  The owner of the garage came rushing out of the house, having been rudely awoken by the noise, and shouted at the partygoer as he staggered out of the car. “Look what you’ve done!!  Don’t...

The War Years and Beyond #36

...cked with lots of photographs from the times.  Go check it out here and let me know what you think! ...

The History of Temple Newsam #37

...cked with lots of original photographs from the times.   Go check it out and let me know what you think! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. ...