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"He's Behind You" #22
Posted by Viv Wilson on 17th June 1976 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,pantomime,amazon,Parrot,maynell,prince charles,queen's,silver jubilee,lord
...Percy The Parrot
In the middle of all this my dad had acquired an Amazon Parrot! (From the jungle, not the online store!) Apparently he came as part of an antique deal from a dealer who owed my dad some money. My dad agreed to take the Parrot as settlement believing he could make a profit on him as Parrots were worth quite a lot of money back then – however, he never got sold as my dad became quite attached to him; perhaps he thought it would keep him company when Gavin was at school. I had pretty much left home now, returning at weekends and Piers lived with my mum, so we were all in different parts of the house – good job it’s a big plac...
Suits you Sir! #22
Posted by Viv Wilson on 23rd September 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Bodley,suits of armour,Long Gallery,downton abbey,The Crown,Queen,Parrot,banquet,breastplate,church of the holy angels
...When we moved to Hoar Cross Hall in 1970 the organ in the private chapel wasn’t working as the house had been empty for 20 years. It was such a shame as it had been designed by George Bodley, the famous organ maker of the 19th century. The chapel itself had been added about 25 years after the house was built at the staggering cost of just under £1000! When one of the visitors to the house said he could fix the organ, my dad readily agreed. This chap really loved organs and volunteered his services free of charge just for the love of mending this musical work of art; my dad was over the moon! Alas, after removing all the pipes and laying them out in the baseme...
Suits you Sir! #22
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th October 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Parrot,banquets,suits of armour,electronics,rats,bridgerton,downton abbey,the crown
...When we moved to Hoar Cross Hall in 1970 the organ in the private chapel wasn’t working as the house had been empty for 20 years. It was such a shame as it had been designed by Bodley, the famous organ maker of the 19th century. The chapel itself had been added about 25 years after the house was built at the staggering cost of just under £1000! When one of the visitors to the house said he could fix the organ, my dad readily agreed. This chap really loved organs and volunteered his services free of charge just for the love of mending this musical work of art; my dad was over the moon! Alas, after removing all the pipes and laying them out in the basement, he...
Here Comes the Bride (Part 2) #30
Posted by Viv Wilson on 30th March 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,vicar,groom,bride,Parrot,doves,magician,Library
...HERE COMES THE BRIDE (Part 2): And so our wedding day at Hoar Cross Hall arrived bright and clear, all thoughts of solicitors, legals, fights and arrests behind us! Myself and my bridesmaids went to get our hair done in the morning and Kev slapped a piece of steak on his jaw to bring the swelling down after the rather unfortunate fight at his stag do. Fortunately, the bruise didn’t show up too much on the photos! Gavin drove my dad’s Mercedes Benz car all the way down the drive and back up the road to the church – this was one of the drawbacks of having a church in your grounds; you don’t have a nice long drive all through the town with everyone loo...
Suits you Sir! #22
Posted by Viv Wilson on 9th November 2020 in Growing Up In Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,mediaeval banquets,suits of armour,Christmas,Police,Parrot,Coventry,armourer,tower of london
...SUITS YOU SIR! When we moved to Hoar Cross Hall in 1970 the organ in the private chapel wasn’t working as the house had been empty for 20 years. It was such a shame as it had been designed by Bodley, the famous organ maker of the 19th century. The chapel itself had been added about 25 years after the house was built at the staggering cost of just under £1000! When one of the visitors to the house said he could fix the organ, my dad readily agreed. This chap really loved organs and volunteered his services free of charge just for the love of mending this musical work of art; my dad was over the moon! Alas, after removing all the pipes and laying them o...
Suits You Sir! #23
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th June 1976 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,suits of armour,antiques,divorce,ballroom,banquet,gallery,pistols
...SUITS YOU SIR! When we moved to the Hall in 1970 the organ in the private chapel wasn’t working as the house had been empty for 20 years. It was such a shame as it had been designed by Bodley, the famous organ maker of the 19th century. The chapel itself had been added about 25 years after the house was built at the staggering cost of just under £1000! When one of the visitors to the house said he could fix the organ, my dad readily agreed. This chap really loved organs and volunteered his services free of charge just for the love of mending this musical work of art; my dad was over the moon! Alas, after removing all the pipes and laying them out in...