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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...
Celebrating VE day #94
Posted by Viv Wilson on 8th May 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,barons eden,hoar cross hAll spa hotel,History,World War 2,World War 1,V E day,D day,Great Britain,TB,downton Abbey,Motor bike,RASC,Americans,Aeroplanes,period drama,V J day,Victory,Meynell,wartime
As a way of commemorating V. E. day I have re-posted my blog from November's Remembrance day which tells of the sacrifice that the men of the Meynell family made during both world wars as well as the many thousands of others who took part. During the two World Wars the Meynell family of Hoar Cross HAll served their country alongside many others from All walks of life. After each war there was huge social upheaval, especiAlly for women, who had been doing what was traditionAlly 'men's work' during the war and weren't prepared to go back to domestic roles. At the time of the First World War Frederick Meynell and Lady Mary Meynell were living at the HAll with...
Calendar Girls and Front Covers #7
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th October 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,the staffordshire magazine,Christmas,military,robert bakewell
CALENDAR GIRLS AND FRONT COVERS: During our time at Hoar Cross HAll people would occasionAlly hire the house for a day’s filming or whatever. 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 m...The Tax Man Cometh! #28
Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th March 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,meynell arms,april fools day,duchy of cornwAll,prince of wales,tax man,vicar,wedding,bride
THE TAX MAN COMETH: 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 adverti...Calendar Girls and Front Covers #6
Posted by Viv Wilson on 19th July 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,models,gentlemen,glamour photography,ghostbusters,Staffordshire Magazine
CALENDAR GIRLS AND FRONT COVERS: During our time at Hoar Cross HAll people would occasionAlly hire the house for a day’s filming or whatever. 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...
Becoming a rock chick #16
Posted by Viv Wilson on 28th September 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | burton on trent,christmas,Morecambe & Wise,76 Club,Steve Miller Band,Doobie Brothers,Steely Dan,hippies
BECOMING A ROCK CHICK: My schooldays were coming to an end now and I absolutely couldn’t wait to leave. The school itself was an old Victorian grammar school in Uttoxeter which still had wooden desks with inkwells in them! Even the teachers wore their mortar boards and gowns just like the ones at Eton and Harrow – or the Beano! However, in the last two years there I had made a few good friends and we would go into town every lunch time to meet up with a group of guys that worked at the local J. C. Bamford firm. They were All into motor bikes and one of the first films I watched was ‘Easy Rider’. They also went to a lot of concerts to see live musi...