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RAGS TO RICHES! #15
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd June 1973 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,alabaster,sculpture,suits of armour,stately home,sex,drugs,pink floyd,derby,second world war,first world war,1920's
RAGS TO RICHES: My parents were married in Derby in July 1952. Mum was 19 and dad was 36 so quite a bit older. They both lived in Derby and were very arty; my dad went to the Derby Sketching Club in his free time and my mum attended art college. I’m not sure where they met but it was either at something art related or at a dance, as was usual in those days. My dad was a sculptor by trade; I think his interest was sparked by seeing all the beautiful alabaster in Italian churches during the war. After the war he set up his own business making alabaster lamps, bowls and candlesticks among other things (see header picture). He would go to the alabast...
Moving On #35
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th February 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell ingram arms,BMX,Morzine,haunted,Servants Hall,Victorian
...d our own business which ran for a few years then he went into selling and eventually into the music business, starting his own recording studio in the 1980s. This studio moved to Leicester in the 1990s and then we went on to buying a live music venue in Leicester City Centre. Kev was also involved with running the annual Abbey Park Festival in Leicester where we had our own stage for the bands who played at our club. He was also involved in band management and most of our lives have revolved around music related events and festivals, among other things.
After starting a family we moved to a village in Leicestershire. When I became pregnant with my first child...
Moving On - the end of an era #33
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th December 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,burton on trent,Morzine,meynell ingram arms,mediaeval banquets,Devon,Abbey Park Festival,victorian,The Crown,Downton Abbey,Haunting,christmas
...d our own business which ran for a few years then he went into selling and eventually into the music business, starting his own recording studio in the 1980s. This studio moved to Leicester in the 1990s and then we went on to buying a live music venue in Leicester City Centre. Kev was also involved with running the annual Abbey Park Festival in Leicester where we had our own stage for the bands who played at our club. He was also involved in band management and most of our lives have revolved around music related events and festivals, among other things.
After starting a family we moved to a village in Leicestershire. When I became pregnant with my first child...
To the Manor Born #77
Posted by Viv Wilson on 22nd February 2024 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | shardlow motor racing,hoar cross hall,barons eden,Swarkestone Bridge,bonnie prince charlie,Alpheus Burgin,Rectory,River Trent,18th century,Dower House,Shardlow Hall,Shardlow House,Shardlow Manor,The Crown,Downton Abbey
...Before we moved to Hoar Cross Hall my father had bought an old manor house in the village of Shardlow, near Derby, which had previously been a vicarage among other things. I think my parents must have had a love of historic buildings and indeed were members of the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings and Monuments. My dad had a business in Derby at the time making alabaster items such as table lamps and candlestick holders and when he bought the manor house he moved his business there, as it had lots of outbuildings for all the alabaster equipment.
Some of my father's alabaster pieces
The house itself had about 17 rooms and was built i...
See You In Court! #28
Posted by Viv Wilson on 30th July 1979 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,money,business,divorce,antiques,court,barrister,solicitor,banquet,judge,Caernarfon,boat
...house and business off him! He constantly ranted on about it and often threatened to shoot the singer with his gun – I don’t think he would have done but then again, with his temper, who knows! This latest twist in the story did nothing for my dad’s sanity and my mum was still hoping to have him committed and kept making appointments for him with the psychiatrist. Once again, the Police were called every week informing them of the threats on the singer’s life and they eventually took my dad’s gun licence off him just in case anything did happen!
We tried to keep out of the way as much as possible and stayed in Burton all week, where we worked, a...Moving On #33
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd September 1985 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,motor racing,bmx,servants,meynell,spooky,blog,victorian,GP 2,hotel,spa,burton
...d our own business which ran for a few years then he went into the music business, starting his own recording studio in the 1980s. This led to opening another studio in Leicester in the 1990s and then onto opening a live music venue in Leicester city centre. Kev was also involved with running the annual 12 stage Abbey Park Festival in Leicester where we had our own stage for our club's bands. He was also involved in band management for a number of well known and chart topping artists and most of our lives have revolved around music, events and festivals.
After starting a family we moved to a village in Leicestershire. When I became pregnant with my firs...