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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
...arents’ marriage. I was also growing up now and hated being stuck at home all the time – I vowed that if I had children I would never bring them up in such a remote place! The local pub, The Meynell, started having a disco every week which my friend and I went to but which my dad soon put a stop to when he saw the type of ‘long haired yobbos’ that went to it! I was furious. These were different times now and my dad, being so much older than me, couldn’t cope with it. He always dressed in a shirt, tie and waistcoat every day and hated the new look for men of jeans, tee-shirts and long hair! He certainly didn’t want them chasing his daugh...
Suits you sir! #23
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th February 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,suits of armour,Chapel,bodley organs,Mediaeval banquets,Tower of London,Coventry
... in the marriage and my mum would be entitled to half of it. My dad went berserk as usual and vowed that she wouldn’t have any of his antiques as they were his means of earning money and not part of the domestic furniture. However, as he was classed as self employed, his collection was deemed part of the family belongings. The Mediaeval Banquets business was now in my mum’s name as a limited company and she ran them herself, separate from my dad. My dad still got the rent money from the apartments and the takings from the house when it was open to the public, and of course, buying and selling his antiques. But his earnings weren’t anywhere ne...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
...arents’ marriage. I was also growing up now and hated being stuck at home all the time – I vowed that if I had children I would never bring them up in such a remote place! The local pub, The Meynell, started having a disco every week which my friend and I went to but which my dad soon put a stop to when he saw the type of ‘long haired yobbos’ that went to it! I was furious. These were different times now and my dad, being so much older than me, couldn’t cope with it. He always dressed in a shirt, tie and waistcoat every day and hated the new look for men of jeans, tee-shirts and long hair! He certainly didn’t want them chasing his daughter. One such...
Suits you Sir! #22
Posted by Viv Wilson on 9th November 2020 in Growing Up In Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,mediaeval banquets,suits of armour,Christmas,Police,parrot,Coventry,armourer,tower of london
... in the marriage and my mum would be entitled to half of it. My dad went berserk as usual and vowed that she wouldn’t have any of his antiques as they were his means of earning money and not part of the domestic furniture. However, as he was classed as self employed, his collection was deemed part of the family belongings. The Mediaeval Banquets business was now in my mum’s name as a limited company and she ran them herself, separate from my dad. My dad still got the rent money from the apartments and the takings from the house when it was open to the public, and of course, buying and selling his antiques. But his earnings weren’t anywhere near what my m...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
...arents’ marriage. I was also growing up now and hated being stuck at home all the time – I vowed that if I had children I would never bring them up in such a remote place! The local pub, The Meynell, started having a disco every week which my friend and I went to but which my dad soon put a stop to when he saw the type of ‘long haired yobbos’ that went to it! I was furious. These were different times now and my dad, being so much older than me, couldn’t cope with it. He always dressed in a shirt, tie and waistcoat every day and hated the new look for men of jeans, tee-shirts and long hair! He certainly didn’t want them chasing his daughter. One such...
Suits you Sir! #22
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th October 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,parrot,banquets,suits of armour,electronics,rats,bridgerton,downton abbey,the crown
... in the marriage and my mum would be entitled to half of it. My dad went berserk as usual and vowed that she wouldn’t have any of his antiques as they were his means of earning money and not part of the domestic furniture. However, as he was classed as self employed, his collection was deemed part of the family belongings. The Mediaeval Banquets business was now in my mum’s name as a limited company and she ran them herself, separate from my dad. My dad still got the rent money from the apartments and the takings from the house when it was open to the public, and of course, buying and selling his antiques. But his earnings weren’t anywhere near what my m...