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Temple Newsam and the Meynells

...Irwin and Lord Ingram.  The family seat was Temple Newsam in Yorkshire and this was how the Meynell family became associated with this great house.  Through this marriage of Hugo and Elizabeth, the Meynell family also inherited the Ingram estates in Lincolnshire, acquired by Sir Arthur Ingram in the first half of the 17th century.    In 1793 Hugo bought the Hoar Cross estate and built a hunting lodge which was known as Old Hall. Hugo and Elizabeth had six children, the eldest being Hugo Charles who inherited the Temple Newsam estate from his aunt; however, he had to assume the surname of Ingram in compliance with the terms of the will of the last Lord Irwin...

Temple Newsam and the Meynells #42

...TEMPLE NEWSAM AND THE MEYNELLS:     Following on from last week's blog about Emily Meynell Ingram's family background, this week I am delving into the family background of Emily's husband Hugo which explains how Emily came to own the Temple Newsam estate after his death.   In 1782, Hugo's grandfather, Hugo Meynell of Quorndon, the 'father of fox hunting', married the Hon. Elizabeth Ingram Shepheard.  She was the daughter of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount Irwin and Lord Ingram.  The family seat was Temple Newsam in Yorkshire and this was how the Meynell family became associated with this great house.  Through this marriage of Hugo and Elizabeth, the Meynel...

The origins of the stately home #43

...tate of a Lord's lands. The people who lived in them were usually aristocrats – families of high social rank with a title such as Lord, Lady, Earl, Duke or Baron. Often they were Members of Parliament and Justices of the Peace due to their high education and would act as the local 'law' in their community. Most of these houses were built in the 17th and 18th century as manor houses in the heart of an agricultural estate, so effectively they were like farms with a farmhouse albeit a bit grander! The Lords that owned the manor houses would then provide employment for large numbers of indoor and outdoor staff in the rural community. It also provided the owner wi...

Queen Alexandra - my family #52

...ollys and Lord Knollys at Cowes. Lord Knollys was the private secretary to Edward VII from 1901 – 1913 and accompanied him on all his trips. The annual Cowes Week festivities were during the month of August on the Isle of Wight and the King (when Prince of Wales) would sail his yacht, Britannia very competitively against his nephew, Kaiser Wilhelm II. This went on for many years until the Kaiser won in 1896 and Edward never entered the competition again. In 1909 the Russian Emperor and his family came over for Cowes week causing a security nightmare with two monarchs in one place!   The King of Denmark This picture shows Alexandra's father, the King of D...

Meet the Neighbours - Shugborough Hall #80

...s created Lord Anson in 1747 and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1751 and it seems that he had a successful naval and political career.  However he and his brother both died childless so the estate passed to their sister’s son, George Adams, who took on the surname of Anson by royal licence.  This adopting of surnames was common among the aristocracy and also happened at Hoar Cross Hall when Emily Meynell died childless.  Her brother took on the name of Meynell so as to keep the Meynell line going. In 1806, George’s son, Thomas, was created 1st Viscount Anson but his son led an extravagant lifestyle and amassed huge debts resulting in him having to sell t...

"He's Behind You" #22

...s father, Lord Killearn also got involved by devising anagrams for one of the dance routines along with a local man, Paul Yukes.  Kev and I were in control of the sound and we did tape recordings of the whole show which were sold afterwards to raise a bit more money (we still have one tape left!).  Everyone gave of their time freely and it was great fun to be involved. ‘ATV Today’ cameras were present for the dress rehearsal and a clip of three or four minutes on the television no doubt helped to boost the ticket sales.  The pantomime was on for three nights and had capacity audiences every night of 300 people.  A good profit was made and a donation wen...