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Rags to Riches #16
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd February 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | Meynell,hoar cross hall,mediaeval banquets,suits of armour,first world war,Louis Martin,second world war,olympics
...This was 1920s Britain and many families lived like this. I always think how strange it was that he ended up in a stately home and his life was started in another stately home – almost as though it was meant to be!
My dad aged 12 with his sister Dorothy and friend Billy
During his years in the Second World War he sent all his wages back to his mother who saved them for him until he got home – this meant that he had enough money to set up his own business. First though he spent two years in a sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis (TB), after losing half a lung. His long illness also caused him to sadly break off his engagement...Rags to Riches #12
Posted by Viv Wilson on 24th November 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | first world war,second world war,alabaster,Chellaston mines,Derby,Italian,louis martin,suits of armour,Olympics
...This was 1920s Britain and many families lived like this. I always think how strange it was that he ended up in a stately home which is where he started life – almost as though it was meant to be!
My dad, Bill Jones aged 12 (on the right)
During his years in the Second World War he sent all his wages back to his mother who saved them for him until he got home – this meant that he had enough money to set up his own business. First though he spent two years in a sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis (TB), after losing half a lung. His long illness also caused him to sadly break off his engagement to his fiancee as he didn’t think he woul...RAGS TO RICHES! #15
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd June 1973 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,alabaster,sculpture,suits of armour,stately home,sex,drugs,pink floyd,derby,second world war,first world war,1920's
...This was 1920s Britain and many families lived like this. I always think how strange it was that he ended up in a stately home which is where he started life – almost as though it was meant to be!
During his years in the Second World War he sent all his wages back to his mother who saved them for him until he got home – this meant that he had enough money to set up his own business. First though he spent two years in a sanatorium recovering from TB, after losing half a lung. His long illness also caused him to break off his engagement to another lady as he didn’t think he would be able to support her. Eventually he got back on his feet and st...Rags to Riches #14
Posted by Viv Wilson on 14th September 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,second world war,first world war,boer War,Tiger skin,bearskin,Tony Blackburn,Meynell,mediaeval banquets
...This was 1920s Britain and many families lived like this. I always think how strange it was that he ended up in a stately home which is where he started life – almost as though it was meant to be!
My dad, Bill Jones, on the right with sister 'Dot' and friend Billy
During his years in the Second World War he sent all his wages back to his mother who saved them for him until he got home – this meant that he had enough money to set up his own business. Unfortunately, after the war ended he contracted tuberculosis (TB), and spent two years in a sanatorium after losing half a lung. His long illness also caused him to sadly break off his engagement...Rags to Riches #15
Posted by Viv Wilson on 8th August 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Jamaica,alabaster,Derby walk of fame,Olympics,Louis Martin,first world war,second world war,Downton Abey,Bridgerton,period drama
...This was 1920s Britain and many families lived like this. I always think how strange it was that he ended up in a stately home which is where he started life – almost as though it was meant to be!
My dad, Bill Jones, on the right
During his years in the Second World War he sent all his wages back to his mother who saved them for him until he got home – this meant that he had enough money to set up his own business. First though he spent two years in a sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis (TB), after losing half a lung. His long illness also caused him to sadly break off his engagement to his fiancee as he didn’t think he would be able to supp...
Royal visitors at Hoar Cross Hall #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 29th May 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Queen Mary,King George VI,Princess Mary,Downton Abbey,Wentworth Woodhouse,Lady Elizabeth Bassett,Winston Churchill,second world war,first world war,queen mother,Queen Elizabeth,Prince Philip,The Crown
...ly in the 1920s and for whom a special bathroom containing a marble-enclosed bath was installed on the first floor of the house. So maybe the family came for tea whilst dropping off Princess Mary for her visit – at least the servants didn't have to go into a cleaning frenzy for them! However, having one royal stay for a few days still disrupted things quite a bit it seems if they had to build a bathroom for her! I do remember a bathroom at the end of the corridor near the east wing rooms and thinking that it was an odd place to put it - now I know why!
Princess Mary with her mother Queen Mary
During the 1930s a lot of weekend parties were held at t...