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The History of Temple Newsam #37
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th January 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Temple Newsam,17th century,Jacobean,mary queen of scots,Earl of Bothwell,capability brown,Leeds,Downton Abbey,The Crown,meynell ingram
In 1782, Hugo Meynell's grandfather, Hugo Meynell of Quorndon, the 'father of fox hunting', married the Hon. Elizabeth Ingram Shepheard. She was the daughter of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount Irwin and Lord Ingram. The family seat was Temple Newsam in Yorkshire and this was how the Hoar Cross Meynell family became associated with this great house. Through this marriage of Hugo and Elizabeth, the Meynell family also inherited the Ingram estates in Lincolnshire, acquired by Sir Arthur Ingram in the first half of the 17th century. In 1793 Hugo bought the Hoar Cross estate and built a hunting lodge which was known as Old Hall.
Hugo and Elizabeth had six ch...
Hoar Cross Hall - A bit of History #54
Posted by Viv Wilson on 12th May 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,st james palace,first world war,second world war,military cross,Bishop of Portsmouth,Red Cross,church of the holy angels,mediterranean,the crown,downton abbey,my dad bought a mansion
Hoar Cross was part of Needwood Forest, the 11th century lands of Henry de Ferrers. The land was passed down to Henry’s son and subsequent various people over the course of 500 years ending with the Webb family, around the 1730s, who bought the land and house known as the Manor of the Cross. This was quite a large house built on a hill near Yoxall (which is the village next to Hoar Cross). In 1740 the manor house was demolished and later the Hon. Charles Talbot bought the estate for £17,000. Eventually it was sold to Hugo Meynell, who already owned huge amounts of property all over the county and was now about to add another one to his portfolio.
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Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th August 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | temple newsam,Meynell Ingram,Old Hall,hoar cross hall,Jacobean,Earl of Darnley,mary queen of Scots,Leeds,Capability Brown,hugo meynell,emily meynell
TEMPLE NEWSAM AND THE MEYNELLS: On 11th August 1863, Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram married the Hon. Emily Charlotte, daughter of Sir Charles Wood, Bart, afterwards 1st Viscount Halifax. The Woods were an old gentry family, for many centuries respectable York merchants. They were to turn grand upon the discovery of coal beneath their ancestral estates. This was the great Barnsley field, with several hundred acres of Britain's deepest and finest coal. Sir Charles Wood had a distinguished political career and they owned family seats at Garrowby, Pocklington, near York and Hickleton, near Doncaster. They also owned a London house in Belgrave Square....Temple Newsam and the Meynells #42
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th April 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Temple Newsam,emily meynell,Leeds,Jacobean,mary queen of scots,capability brown,art
TEMPLE NEWSAM AND THE MEYNELLS: Following on from last week's blog about Emily Meynell Ingram's family background, this week I am delving into the family background of Emily's husband Hugo which explains how Emily came to own the Temple Newsam estate after his death.
In 1782, Hugo's grandfather, Hugo Meynell of Quorndon, the 'father of fox hunting', married the Hon. Elizabeth Ingram Shepheard. She was the daughter of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount Irwin and Lord Ingram. The family seat was Temple Newsam in Yorkshire and this was how the Meynell family became associated with this great house. Through this marriage of Hugo and Elizabeth, the Meynel...
Summer Balls and Garden Parties #57
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd June 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell-Ingram,Midsummer's Eve Ball,New Year's Eve Ball,County Ball,Bridgerton,Downton abbey,London,Berkeley Square,Laughton Estate,gardens,Alec Douglas-Home,Barings Bank
Balls and functions held at Hoar Cross Hall were lavish affairs, especially before the First World War, with the catering and other services invariably being provided by premier London companies. Tea dances became popular in the 1880s but Balls with a supper included were also very popular amongst the aristocracy, especially if it was a 'coming out' Ball.
In 1907, Gunter & Co of Berkeley Square, London, could supply a Ball supper and refreshments for ten shillings (50p) a head, plus 'extra services'.
For a Ball Supper in January 1913, Mayfair Catering, Grosvenor Square, assured Lady mary Meynell that they had engaged 'a superior staff of tall waiters'...
Summer Balls and Garden Parties #97
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th June 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,downton abbey,my dad bought a mansion,champagne,garden party,summer ball,ballroom,ball gown,London,midsummer's eve,new year's eve,Meynell,laughton estate,period drama,history,barings bank,Sir Alec Douglas Home,memoirs
Balls and functions held at Hoar Cross Hall were lavish affairs, especially before the First World War, with the catering and other services invariably being provided by premier London companies. In 1907, Gunter & Co of Berkeley Square, London, could supply a Ball supper and refreshments for ten shillings (50p) a head, plus 'extra services'.
For a Ball Supper in January 1913, Mayfair Catering, Grosvenor Square, assured Lady mary Meynell that they had engaged 'a superior staff of tall waiters' to attend her guests and, “.....if waiters are desired to be in Full Dress (silk stockings) the additional cost will be five shillings (25p) per man.” They als...