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Moving On #33
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd September 1985 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,motor racing,bmx,servants,meynell,spooky,blog,victorian,GP 2,hotel,spa,burton
...terest in motor racing never waned; he often went to local races with his friends.
Gavin eventually moved out to live near Norwich with his girlfriend Helen, and they married in 1991. He joined a motor racing team over there and went on to have a very successful career in racing, eventually running his own GP2 motor racing team, iSport International, who became world champions. He also takes amazing photographs of wild animals and birds for a hobby – check out his photography website
Piers stayed with my dad and used the large workshops at the new house for renovating cars and selling them, following in my dad’s footsteps, as amongst other things, th...Moving On #35
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th February 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell ingram arms,BMX,Morzine,haunted,Servants Hall,Victorian
...terest in motor racing never waned; he often went to local races with his friends. Gavin eventually moved out to live near Norwich with his girlfriend Helen, and they married in 1991. He joined a motor racing team over there and went on to have a very successful career in racing, eventually running his own GP2 motor racing team, iSport International, who became world champions. He also takes amazing photographs of wild animals and birds for a hobby – check out his website - click here
Piers stayed with my dad and used the large workshops at the new house to renovate cars and sell them, following in my dad’s footsteps, as this is what he had done many years...
Moving On - the end of an era #33
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th December 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,burton on trent,Morzine,meynell ingram arms,mediaeval banquets,Devon,Abbey Park Festival,victorian,The Crown,Downton Abbey,Haunting,christmas
...terest in motor racing never waned; he often went to local races with his friends. Gavin eventually moved out to live near Norwich with his girlfriend Helen, and they married in 1991. He joined a motor racing team over there and went on to have a very successful career in racing, eventually running his own GP2 motor racing team, iSport International, who became world champions. He also takes amazing photographs of wild animals and birds for a hobby – check out his website here
Piers stayed with my dad and used the large workshops at the new house to renovate cars and sell them, following in my dad’s footsteps, as this is what he had done many years before,...Moving on - the end of an era #33
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd June 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell arms,Leicester,eBook,servant,2000,isport international,GP2
...terest in motor racing never waned; he often went to local races with his friends. Gavin eventually moved out to live near Norwich with his girlfriend Helen, and they married in 1991. He joined a motor racing team over there and went on to have a very successful career in racing, eventually running his own GP2 motor racing team, iSport International, who became world champions: see link. He also takes amazing photographs of wild animals and birds for a hobby – check out his website: see link
Piers stayed with my dad and used the large workshops at the new house to renovate cars and sell them, following in my dad’s footsteps, as this is what he had don...Moving On - the end of an era #32
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th April 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Leicester,Morzine,isport international,GP2,BMX,burton on trent
...terest in motor racing never waned; he often went to local races with his friends. Gavin eventually moved out to live near Norwich with his girlfriend Helen, and they married in 1991. He joined a motor racing team over there and went on to have a very successful career in racing, eventually running his own GP2 motor racing team, iSport International, who became world champions. He also takes amazing photographs of wild animals and birds for a hobby – check out his website and click here
Piers stayed with my dad and used the large workshops at the new house to renovate cars and sell them, following in my dad’s footsteps, as this is what he had done many year...
Moving in - to a stately home! #2
Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th June 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,donington park,shardlow motor racing,fire ladder,weeds,uttoxeter,council tax
...MOVING IN - TO A STATELY HOME! My parents took vacant possession of Hoar Cross Hall in 1970 and the whole process of moving house was done over the summer months. We lived about 20 miles away in an old vicarage with a large garden and lots of outbuildings. This house was about 200 years old and they say Bonnie Prince Charlie marched past it on his way to battle back in the day, for all you history buffs out there! Actually I love history and I think my interest was fuelled by living in these historic houses as a child. My dad used to be a racing driver in the 1950s and before that he did motorcycle racing, often at nearby Donington Park. During the 1960s h...