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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

RaGS TO RICHES: an class='highlight'>Myan> family originated from Derby and an class='highlight'>Myan> parents were married there in July 1952. Mum was 19 and an class='highlight'>Dadan> was 36 so quite a bit older. They both lived in Derby and were very arty; an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> went to the Derby Sketching Club in his free time and an class='highlight'>Myan> mum attended art college. I’m not sure where they met but it was either at something art related or at a dance, as was usual in those days. an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> was a sculptor by trade; I think his interest was sparked by seeing all the beautiful alabaster in Italian churches during the war. after the war he set up his own business making alabaster lamps, bowls and candlesticks among other things (see hea...

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

RaGS TO RICHES: an class='highlight'>Myan> family originated from Derby and an class='highlight'>Myan> parents were married there in July 1952. Mum was 19 and an class='highlight'>Dadan> was 36 so quite a bit older. They both lived in Derby and were very arty; an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> went to the Derby Sketching Club in his free time and an class='highlight'>Myan> mum attended art college. I’m not sure where they met but it was either at something art related or at a dance, as was usual in those days. an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> was a sculptor by trade; I think his interest was sparked by seeing all the beautiful alabaster in Italian churches during the war. after the war he set up his own business making alabaster lamps, bowls and candlesticks among other things (see header...

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

RaGS TO RICHES: an class='highlight'>Myan> family originated from Derby and an class='highlight'>Myan> parents were married there in July 1952. Mum was 19 and an class='highlight'>Dadan> was 36 so quite a bit older. They both lived in Derby and were very arty; an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> went to the Derby Sketching Club in his free time and an class='highlight'>Myan> mum attended art college. I’m not sure where they met but it was either at something art related or at a dance, as was usual in those days. an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> was a sculptor by trade; I think his interest was sparked by seeing all the beautiful alabaster in Italian churches during the war. after the war he set up his own business making alabaster lamps, bowls and candlesticks among other things (see header picture)....

Panto Pranks! #30

Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th December 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,pantomime,Rolls Royce,amazon,David Matthews,Matt Munro,Lord Killearn,alexandra Meynell

...OON!!! 'an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> an class='highlight'>Boughtan> a Mansion' will be out in book form soon on amazon - all an class='highlight'>Myan> memoirs packed with lots of photographs from the times. Keep an eye out for it! ...

Motor Racing Days #9

Posted by Viv Wilson on 20th October 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,lotus elite,mallory park,donington park,silverstone,graham hill,Sterling Moss,1950s,1960s,North africa,second world war

...MOTOR RaCING DaYS: although an class='highlight'>Myan> blogs are about living at Hoar Cross Hall, I would just like to give a bit of background about an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan>’s racing career in the years leading up to moving to the Hall as this will set the scene for later instalments of an class='highlight'>Myan> story. as mentioned in an class='highlight'>Myan> first blog an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> used to be a racing driver but he actually started off racing motor cycles in the 1930s. Because of this he became a despatch rider during the Second World War and spent a lot of time in North africa. after the war he started racing motor bikes at nearby Donington Park and he raced there up to the beginning of the 1950s. after that he moved onto cars and d...

Moving Into a Mansion #67

Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th July 1970 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,barons eden,hoar cross hall spa hotel,bonnie prince charlie,oliver twist,Council tax,donington park,mallory park,silverstone,downton abbey,meynell ingram,Meynell ingram arms pub

...T NOW!! an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>Dadan> an class='highlight'>Boughtan> a Mansion! is out now on amazon. ...

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