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Calendar Girls and Front Covers #7
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th May 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,robert bakewell,French,Calendar Girls,Front Covers,gentleman's evening,staffordshire building society,staffordshire magazine,Bridgerton,keeping up with the aristocrats,Downton Abbey
During our time at Hoar Cross HAll people would occasionAlly hire the house for a day’s filming. Calen During the summer of 1973 a photographer from London hired the place for a day and he brought two models with him, one English and one German, and they were taking photos for a glamour calendar. We were told to keep right out of the way as they were taking photos in the gardens as well as the house. NaturAlly we wanted to see everything that was going on and my younger brother Gavin especiAlly was very keen to watch – so much so that he found a pair of binoculars to follow All the proceedings! We managed to find All sorts of hiding places eventuAlly settl...
The Graveyard Shift #23
Posted by Viv Wilson on 10th October 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,Library,Boat,solicitors,Police
Life carried on at Hoar Cross HAll as best it could in difficult circumstances. My dad continued to go to Arms and Armour Fairs to buy and sell antiques and we also went to a mediaeval banquet in Cheshire one night, although it wasn’t anywhere near as good as ours! Once or twice we took my dad out with our friends to Derby, where he originated from, and that seemed to cheer him up. But he reAlly needed to get away from the house for longer periods of time and when he saw a boat advertised for sale at Caernarvon he jumped at the chance and bought it. It was an ex lifeboat cAlled The Bembo so quite sturdy, although in need of a lick of paint and a bit of TLC. Th...
The Graveyard Shift..... #24
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st July 1976 in Early days | hoar cross hAll,spooky,horse,pub,gentry,police,ghostly,agatha christie,moonlight,boat,Caernarvon
THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT...... Life carried on at the HAll as best it could in difficult circumstances. My dad continued to go to arms fairs to buy and sell antiques and we also went to a mediaeval banquet in Cheshire one night, although it wasn’t anywhere near as good as ours! Once or twice we took my dad out with our friends to Derby, where he originated from, and that seemed to cheer him up. But he reAlly needed to get away from the house for longer periods of time and when he saw a boat advertised for sale at Caernarvon he jumped at the chance and bought it. It was an ex lifeboat cAlled The Benbow so quite sturdy, although in need of a lick of paint and...The Graveyard Shift! #25
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th April 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,caernarvon,Wales,Prince of Wales,agatha christie,England
THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT! Life carried on at the HAll as best it could in difficult circumstances. My dad continued to go to Arms and Armour Fairs to buy and sell antiques and we also went to a mediaeval banquet in Cheshire one night, although it wasn’t anywhere near as good as ours! Once or twice we took my dad out with our friends to Derby, where he originated from, and that seemed to cheer him up. But he reAlly needed to get away from the house for longer periods of time and when he saw a boat advertised for sale at Caernarvon he jumped at the chance and bought it. It was an ex lifeboat cAlled The Bembo so quite sturdy, although in need of a li...The graveyard shift #24
Posted by Viv Wilson on 16th February 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hotel,Meynell Arms,English,gentry,Bembo,caernarvon,prince of wales
THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT: Life carried on at Hoar Cross HAll as best it could in difficult circumstances. My dad continued to go to Arms and Armour Fairs to buy and sell antiques and we also went to a mediaeval banquet in Cheshire one night, although it wasn’t anywhere near as good as ours! Once or twice we took my dad out with our friends to Derby, where he originated from, and that seemed to cheer him up. But he reAlly needed to get away from the house for longer periods of time and when he saw a boat advertised for sale at Caernarvon he jumped at the chance and bought it. It was an ex lifeboat cAlled The Bembo so quite sturdy, although in need of a...The Graveyard Shift #23
Posted by Viv Wilson on 16th November 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,meynell ingram arms,prince of wales,Caernarvon Castle,agatha christie,Police
THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT: Life carried on at Hoar Cross HAll as best it could in difficult circumstances. My dad continued to go to Arms and Armour Fairs to buy and sell antiques and we also went to a mediaeval banquet in Cheshire one night, although it wasn’t anywhere near as good as ours! Once or twice we took my dad out with our friends to Derby, where he originated from, and that seemed to cheer him up. But he reAlly needed to get away from the house for longer periods of time and when he saw a boat advertised for sale at Caernarvon he decided to buy it. It was an ex lifeboat cAlled The Bembo so quite sturdy, although in need of a lick of paint and a bi...