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Ventures New! #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th July 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,J C Bamford,Uttoxeter,banquet,King,jester,seventies,antiques
...old grass tennis courts (still with two foot high grass on them!) they made a playground, which was fun for us too. My dad continued to buy and sell antiques and was often at local auctions and occasionally made trips to London for sales at Sothebys or Christies auction houses. I once went with him and we spotted the actor Rodney Bewes from The Likely Lads TV programme – he pulled up next to Sothebys in his Rolls Royce!
Me with my mum at an antiques fair
My dad’s antique collection continued to grow as he couldn’t resist a bargain and he would often go to a sale to get one thing and come back with something else – much to my mother’s annoyanc...Eat, Drink & Be Merry #11
Posted by Viv Wilson on 8th June 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,sothebys,christies,rolls royce,TV,downton abbey,Bridgerton,keeping up with the aristocrats,Samurai warrior,Far East,motor racing
...old grass tennis courts (still with two foot high grass on them!) they made a playground, which was fun for us too. My dad continued to buy and sell antiques and was often at local auctions and occasionally made trips to London for sales at Sothebys or Christies auction houses. I once went with him and we spotted the actor Rodney Bewes from The Likely Lads TV programme – he pulled up next to Sothebys in his Rolls Royce!
Barrels in the Beech Walk
My dad’s antique collection continued to grow as he couldn’t resist a bargain and he would often go to a sale to get one thing and come back with something else – much to my mother’s annoyance! Once h...
VENTURES NEW #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st March 1973 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,suits of armour,coombe abbey,mediaeval banquets,jcb
...old grass tennis courts (still with two foot high grass on them!) they made a playground, which was fun for us too. My dad continued to buy and sell antiques to increase his collection in the house and was often at local auctions and occasionally made trips to London for sales at Sothebys or Christies auction houses. I once went with him and we spotted the actor Rodney Bewes from The Likely Lads TV programme – he pulled up next to Sothebys in his Rolls Royce!
My dad’s antique collection continued to grow as he couldn’t resist a bargain and he would often go to a sale to get one thing and come back with something else – much to my mother’s annoyanc...
Eat, drink and be merry! #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th December 2018 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,sothebys,Christies,rolls royce,coombe abbey,JCB,banquets
...old grass tennis courts (still with two foot high grass on them!) they made a playground, which was fun for us too. My dad continued to buy and sell antiques and was often at local auctions and occasionally made trips to London for sales at Sothebys or Christies auction houses. I once went with him and we spotted the actor Rodney Bewes from The Likely Lads TV programme – he pulled up next to Sothebys in his Rolls Royce!
My dad’s antique collection continued to grow as he couldn’t resist a bargain and he would often go to a sale to get one thing and come back with something else – much to my mother’s annoyance! Once he was meant to get more Bentw...Eat, Drink and be Merry! #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th October 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Banquets,King,Jester,dinner jacket,JCB,Bamford,Uttoxeter
...old grass tennis courts (still with two foot high grass on them!) they made a playground, which was fun for us too. My dad continued to buy and sell antiques and was often at local auctions and occasionally made trips to London for sales at Sothebys or Christies auction houses. I once went with him and we spotted the actor Rodney Bewes from The Likely Lads TV programme – he pulled up next to Sothebys in his Rolls Royce!
My dad’s antique collection continued to grow as he couldn’t resist a bargain and he would often go to a sale to get one thing and come back with something else – much to my mother’s annoyance! Once he was meant to get more Bentw...Ventures New #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 10th August 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,circus,beer cellar,treehouse,Meynell,steam train,mediaeval banquets,J C Bamford,Uttoxeter,Easter,antiques
...old grass tennis courts (still with two foot high grass on them!) they made a playground, which was fun for us too. My dad continued to buy and sell antiques and was often at local auctions and occasionally made trips to London for sales at Sothebys or Christies auction houses. I once went with him and we spotted the actor Rodney Bewes from The Likely Lads TV programme – he pulled up next to Sothebys in his Rolls Royce!
My dad’s antique collection continued to grow as he couldn’t resist a bargain and he would often go to a sale to get one thing and come back with something else – much to my mother’s annoyance! Once he was meant to get more Bentwood ch...