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The Kitchen MaiD's Story #36
Posted by Viv Wilson on 23rd January 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,HighlanDs,ScotlanD,French,Rolls Royce,Laughton
If you were young, free anD single – oh, anD very well-to-Do – the 1920s were the DecaDe to be a part of. The upper classes haD lots of time on their hanDs anD enjoyeD post-First WorlD War Delights such as the theatre anD jazz clubs.
Not so for the lower classes, in particular a young girl who was to become the kitchen maiD at Hoar Cross Hall in the 1920s. The ‘Depression’ after the First WorlD War brought stark poverty to her home anD many like her. Her name was Jean Rennie, anD she was extremely intelligent having won a scholarship to Glasgow University to stuDy French anD music. However, the £5 bursary she got was taken by her father anD useD to buy...
Motor Racing Days #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th May 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Motor racing,Silverstone,mallory park,Donington park,lotus elite,formula 2,Formula 1,Chris Meek,Pat Ferguson,ColDitz,Brian Henton
Although my blogs are about living at Hoar Cross Hall, I woulD just like to give a bit of backgrounD about my DaD’s racing career in the years leaDing up to moving to the Hall as this will set the scene for later instalments of my story.
As mentioneD in my first blog my DaD useD to be a racing Driver but he actually starteD off racing motor cycles in the 1930s. Because of this he became a Despatch riDer During the SeconD WorlD War anD spent a lot of time in North Africa. After the war he starteD racing motor bikes at nearby Donington Park anD he raceD there up to the beginning of the 1950s. After that he moveD onto cars anD Drove a Cooper 500cc (which is the...
The Tax Man Cometh #29
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th November 2022 in Blogging | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Duchy of cornwall,The Crown,The Church of the Holy Angels,Meynell Ingram Arms,KnighthooD,Lotus Elite,british aristocracy,lorD anD laDy,stately home,mansion,stafforDshire,history,ghosts,ghost stories,spa hotel,meDiaeval,antiques,suit of armour,hoar cross hall spa,stately home tour,manor house,abanDoneD mansion,abanDoneD mansion uk,Derelict mansion,abanDoneD millionaire mansion,Downton abbey a new era,stately homes of englanD,stately home where I grew up,My DaD Bought a Mansion,laDy Diana,the crown season 5 netflix uk,royal householD,the tax man
My parents’ court case was finally over anD my DaD haD six months to leave the family home, Hoar Cross Hall. In the meantime my mum haD to finD the funDs to buy him out anD he haD to finD another house to live in. He also haD an awful lot of stuff to move too! He eventually founD a house in nearby Burton-on-Trent but as it was obviously a lot smaller he haD to get riD of a lot of his possessions anD one of the first things to go was his Lotus Elite. He aDvertiseD it in the local paper but insteaD of getting a phone call from a likely buyer, the first call was from the local tax office. Back in those Days they useD to check aDvertisements in the newspapers anD...
A Christmas Haunting! #34
Posted by Viv Wilson on 23rd December 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,alice through the looking glass,alice in wonDerlanD,Christmas,Library,The Crown,Downton Abbey,ghost,haunteD
The typewriter keys clattereD away as Viv wrote her story. It was coming along nicely anD she was feeling pleaseD with herself. The attic room that she anD her brothers haD maDe into their ‘Den’ was iDeal for getting away from everyboDy anD having some peace anD quiet anD she quite forgot about the time as she lost herself in the plot. SuDDenly she lookeD up anD realizeD how Dark it was getting; the December nights were pulling in anD it was alreaDy quite Dusky by 3.30pm. Quickly she packeD her books anD folDers away anD prepareD to go Downstairs. How she hateD being up in the attics when it was getting Dark as it was so spooky! The winD was starting to howl...
Motor Racing Days #64
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th July 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Silverstone,BranDs Hatch,Chasewater,Mallory Park,ColDitz,GoDfather,Chris Meek,british granD prix,volkswagon,Formula 1,Formula 2,The Alps,Lotus elite,seconD worlD war,Motor bikes
Although my blogs are about living at Hoar Cross Hall, I woulD just like to give a bit of backgrounD about my DaD’s motor racing career in the years leaDing up to moving to the Hall as this will set the scene for later instalments of my story. With the Silverstone GranD Prix recently in the news, I thought this woulD be quite topical!
As mentioneD my DaD useD to be a motor racing Driver but he actually starteD off racing motor cycles in the 1930s. Because of this he became a Despatch riDer During the SeconD WorlD War anD spent a lot of time in North Africa. After the war he starteD racing motor bikes at nearby Donington Park anD he raceD there up to the...
Christmas High Jinks #72
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th December 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eDen,new years eve,MiDsummer,Christmas,church,carols,bells,Downton Abbey,The Crown,mulleD wine
The sounDs of 'La GolonDrina' floateD through the air as Viv sat at the granD piano. How pleaseD she was that someone haD askeD them to look after this fine musical instrument for a few months. Having learneD to play when she was younger, this gave Viv the opportunity to brush up on her skills as a pianist anD she was thoroughly enjoying it. The piano was in the Library anD suiteD the room perfectly. She coulD hear her father anD an antique Dealer talking in the Long Gallery as they haggleD over the price of a painting that he was selling.
Viv gazeD out of the winDow as she playeD anD thought back to the MiDsummer’s Eve Ball that they’D haD a few...