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Lest We Forget #28
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th November 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | Meynell,hoar cross hall,second world war,first world war,Al Alamein,London,Red Cross,War Office,Military Cross,Hitler,Gestapo,Remembrance Day,RASC
...the RASC band and taught himself to play piano back at the barracks! Anything to stave off the blues!
Dad singing in the RASC band
In one of his diary entries in May 1944 he writes about two American transport planes that crashed in mid air just off the shore of Bari in Italy. One man bailed out and the planes "just disappeared in a cloud of smoke and flame". I looked on the US Military Aircraft Accident Report and sure enough, there are two names listed at Bari on 30th May 1944 under 'mid-air collision'.
Another one of his entries on 22nd July 1944 reads "attempt on Hitler's life yesterday by some of his officers. Today the Gestapo are patro...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
...the RASC band and taught himself to play piano back at the barracks! Anything to stave off the blues!
Dad leads the band in a song!
In one of his diary entries in May 1944 he writes about two American transport planes that crashed in mid air just off the shore of Bari in Italy. One man bailed out and the planes "just disappeared in a cloud of smoke and flame". I looked on the US Military Aircraft Accident Report and sure enough, there are two names listed at Bari on 30th May 1944 under 'mid-air collision'.Another one of his entries on 22nd July 1944 reads "attempt on Hitler's life yesterday by some of his officers. Today the Gestapo are patrol...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
...the RASC band and taught himself to play piano back at the barracks! Anything to stave off the blues!
The RASC band with dad on the mic!
In one of his diary entries in May 1944 he writes about two American transport planes that crashed in mid air just off the shore of Bari in Italy. One man bailed out and the planes "just disappeared in a cloud of smoke and flame". I looked on the US Military Aircraft Accident Report and sure enough, there are two names listed at Bari on 30th May 1944 under 'mid-air collision'.
Another one of his entries on 22nd July 1944 reads "attempt on Hitler's life yesterday by some of his officers. Today the Gestapo are...
Party On! #18
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st June 1976 in Early Days |
...PARTY ON! One of the great things about living in a stately home is that you can have a wild party with the loudest of music – and no-one will hear it! I was now going out with Kev, whom I had met at college. Mum was a bit disappointed that my sensible boyfriend and I had parted company after 18 months of an on/off relationship but she begrudgingly accepted Kev into the fold and eventually met all the other members of the band. I think she wanted to put her mind at rest that they were a bunch of nice lads and not a drug crazed rock band eating bats! Which of course they were! No – I’m only kidding! After the awful split up at Christmas my parents...
Coming Of Age #21
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th June 1976 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,party,hippy venue,1970's,businesses,roman,toga,moat,stately home,swimming,pool,parties,birmingham,sex pistols,punk,music,band
...COMING OF AGE: My year at college had come to an end and I was now a fully fledged secretary. Now to find a job! It didn’t take too long as there was plenty of employment around in those days and I was soon offered a position with a small engineering firm in Burton. As I didn’t drive there was still the problem of me getting to work and dad managed to talk the residents of the apartments into taking me, as they were going to Burton every day as well, and it would save him coming out twice a day!
Kev and the band were getting a few gigs around the area and after singing with them for a little while I gave it up and let a more professional singer ta...
Ghouls Galore! #19
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th February 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell arms,ghosts,attic
...GHOULS GALORE! One of the great things about living in a stately home is that you can have a wild party with the loudest of music – and no-one will hear it! I was now going out with Kev, whom I had met at college. Mum was a bit disappointed that my sensible boyfriend and I had parted company after 18 months of an on/off relationship but she accepted Kev into the fold and eventually met all the other members of the band. I think she wanted to put her mind at rest that they were a bunch of nice lads and not a drug crazed rock band eating bats! Which of course they were! No – I’m only kidding! After the awful split up at Christmas my pare...