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The Schoolroom Maid's Story #36
Posted by Viv Wilson on 9th January 2022 in Growing Up In Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,spanish ambassador,Earl and Countess of Lichfield,Earl and Countess of Bradford,Christmas,Skegness,Bridgerton,Downton Abbey,Dorothy Meynell
For the first 75 years of Hoar Cross Hall’s history about 50 servants were employed by the Meynell family in the house and grounds. Among these was a young girl of fifteen who started work in 1920 as a Schoolroom Maid. Her name was Miss Inez Sophia Large and she had connections to Hoar Cross through her grand-parents, William and Mary Tooth, who lived in the village where William was the blacksmith; his smithy was just along from the Meynell public house. He had worked on the ironwork of the Hall during its construction in the 1860s. Inez’s aunt, Constance Madeley, was the wife of the landlord at the Buffalo Inn, in nearby Newborough, and it was through her...
An Edwardian Schoolroom Maid #40
Posted by Viv Wilson on 4th February 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,earl and countess of lichfield,schoolroom,governess,earl and countess of bradford,skegness,spanish
For the first 75 years of Hoar Cross Hall’s history about 50 servants were employed by the Meynell family in the house and grounds. Among these was a young girl of fifteen who started work in 1920 as a Schoolroom Maid. Her name was Miss Inez Sophia Large and she had connections to Hoar Cross through her grand-parents, William and Mary Tooth, who lived in the village where William was the blacksmith; his smithy was just along from the Meynell public house. He had worked on the ironwork of the Hall during its construction in the 1860s. Inez’s aunt, Constance Madeley, was the wife of the landlord at the Buffalo Inn, in nearby Newborough, and it was through her...
Lest we forget #86
Posted by Viv Wilson on 8th November 2024 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Barons Eden,hoar cross hall spa hotel,Remembrance Day,Poppy Day,meynell ingram,al alamein,north africa,RASC,military cross,Frist World War,Second World War,Volunteer,Hitler,Amazon,History,TB,disabled,invalid,my dad bought a mansion,Red Cross
...eekend on Remembrance Day - lest we forget.
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SKOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! #13
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st June 1973 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,kasbah,bull fighting,meynell,uttoxeter,streaker,mediaeval banquets,greece,acropolis,majorca,portugal,spain,caves of drach,flamenco,morroco
...SKOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! When Hugo and Emily Meynell built the Hall it included a whole estate with it, namely kitchen gardens, greenhouses, stables, a farm and cottages. Old Hall (their original home) was also on the estate and was accessed via a private road, which ran from the main road. By the time the seventies came along the stable block and Old Hall were private houses and another part of Old Hall had been made into a children’s home. Emily Meynell had started this home in the Victorian Days, calling it ‘The Home of the Good Shepherd’ but it was for boys only at that time. When we were there it was a mixed home and run by a husband and wife co...
Skools out for summer! #14
Posted by Viv Wilson on 20th January 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,caves of drach,Majorca,Portugal,Greece,Morocco,Kasbah,Europe,Library
...SKOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! When Hugo and Emily Meynell built Hoar Cross Hall it included a whole estate with it, namely kitchen gardens, greenhouses, stables, a farm and cottages. Old Hall (their original home) was also on the estate and was accessed via a private road, which ran from the main road. By the time the seventies came along the stable block and Old Hall were private houses and another part of Old Hall had been made into a children’s home. Emily Meynell had started this home in the Victorian Days, calling it ‘The Home of the Good Shepherd’ but it was for boys only at that time. When we were there it was a mixed home and run by a hu...Skools out for summer! #12
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st September 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Europe,Spain,Portugal,Library,streaker,Caves of Drach,Radio 1,ghost
...SKOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! When Hugo and Emily Meynell built Hoar Cross Hall it stood within 50 acres of land. Their estate included kitchen gardens, greenhouses, stables, a farm and cottages. Old Hall (their original home) was also on the estate and was accessed via a private road, which ran from the main road. By the time the seventies came along the stable block and Old Hall were private houses and another part of Old Hall had been made into a children’s home. Emily Meynell had started this home in the Victorian Days, calling it ‘The Home of the Good Shepherd’ but it was for boys only at that time. When we were there it was a mixed home and run by a...