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Hysterical Productions #16

...Hotel in Leicester as the singer at the banquets was doing a gig there with ‘Dana’ and ‘Peters and Lee’. Mum loved them and as it was her birthday she and I went along too and had a lovely evening out complete with dinner which cost the grand total of £7.56 for two! We even pretended we were sisters for fun and when the waiters found out it was mum’s birthday, they all sang “Happy Birthday” to her – what a night! And what a night one particular banquet turned out to be. Halfway through the evening a man became ill and came and sat in the Long Gallery. A little while later his friend came up to my mum and told her he’d had a heart attack and...

Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history! #14

...ated from Leicestershire, namely Quorndon.  In the 18th century Hugo Meynell had the title of ‘the father of fox-hunting’ as he had founded the Quorn Hunt in 1750 which became famous around the district.  He bred his own strain of foxhounds and was the first person to study fox-hunting from a scientific point of view.  He bought Quorn Hall in 1754 and built stables and kennels there, having 30 horses stabled at its height.  In 1758 he became High Sheriff of Staffordshire and Member of Parliament for Lichfield.   When his son, Hugo, died in 1800 he sold Quorn Hall to the Earl of Sefton and left to live in Derbyshire; although the family owned large amou...

NEW YEAR JINKS #26

...htclub in Leicester was subjected to a ceiling inspection – Kev asked the inspector why this strange law had been made as it seemed a bit pointless and an unnecessary expense for us.  He was told that it was due to some incident in a stately home near Lichfield back in the 70s when a ceiling moulding had fallen on somebody’s head.  Imagine the looks on our faces when we realised it was our own stately home he was referring to – this inspection cost us £1500 - and all because of my dad!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment about Motor Racing event parties! To read my story from the beginning, please Click Here!...

New Year jinks! #11

...htclub in Leicester was subjected to a ceiling inspection – Kev asked the inspector why this strange law had been made as it seemed a bit pointless and an unnecessary expense for us.  He was told that it was due to some incident in a stately home near Lichfield back in the 70s when a ceiling moulding had fallen on somebody’s head.  Imagine the looks on our faces when we realised it was my own stately home he was referring to – this inspection cost us £1500 - and all because of my dad! Happy New Year!!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:  Mediaeval Mayhem If you’d like to follow my story from the beginning, please click here and feel free to...

Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #15

...ated from Leicestershire, namely Quorndon.  In the 18th century Hugo Meynell had the title of ‘the father of fox-hunting’ as he had founded the Quorn Hunt in 1750 which became famous around the district.  He bred his own strain of foxhounds and was the first person to study fox-hunting from a scientific point of view.  He bought Quorn Hall in 1754 and built stables and kennels there, having 30 horses stabled at its height.  In 1758 he became High Sheriff of Staffordshire and Member of Parliament for Lichfield.   When his son, Hugo, died in 1800 he sold Quorn Hall to the Earl of Sefton and left to live in Derbyshire; although the family owned large amou...

Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #11

...ated from Leicestershire, namely Quorndon.  In the 18th century Hugo Meynell had the title of ‘the father of fox-hunting’ as he had founded the Quorn Hunt in 1750 which became famous around the district.  He bred his own strain of foxhounds and was the first person to study fox-hunting from a scientific point of view.  He bought Quorn Hall in 1754 and built stables and kennels there, having 30 horses stabled at its height.  In 1758 he became High Sheriff of Staffordshire and Member of Parliament for Lichfield.   When his son, Hugo, died in 1800 he sold Quorn Hall to the Earl of Sefton and left to live in Derbyshire; although the family owned large amou...