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The War Years and Beyond #39
Posted by Viv Wilson on 14th February 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,Second World War,barometric,First World War,London,Red Cross,downton abbey,Hotel and Spa,fradley aerodrome,keeping up with the aristocrats
During the Second World War, life in country houses changed dramaticAlly. It was no different at Hoar Cross HAll. The flower borders on the main lawns were turfed over to reduce maintenance and vegetables were grown in areas formerly restricted to flowers. Evacuees from Birmingham came to stay for the duration of the war and they lived in the basement, as it was considered to be the safest place. I imagine that they must have been in the care of the servants as they were living amongst them but it must also have been quite exciting for them to move from a bombed out city to the relative safety of the countryside, although they must have missed their parents of c...
Royal visitors at Hoar Cross HAll #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 29th May 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,Queen Mary,King George VI,Princess Mary,Downton Abbey,Wentworth Woodhouse,Lady Elizabeth Bassett,Winston Churchill,second world war,first world war,queen mother,Queen Elizabeth,Prince Philip,The Crown
From earliest times the king's court has traveled around the kingdom so the king could see first hand what was going on in his realm. When the king showed up, the local subjects were expected to provide food, entertainment, and accommodations usuAlly in the form of mediaeval banquets. For the King or Queen's subjects this could be very expensive and not All royalty was welcome! HowEver, this was the only way that people could see their King or Queen and know that they were real. Fast forward from the twelve century to the 21st century and royals are still touring the country so their subjects can 'see them and beliEve in them'.
The Queen's grandparents, King...The War Years and Beyond #36
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th January 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,Red Cross,christian community,Hotel and Spa,hollybush park,burton general hospital,consultant,Doctor,Birmingham,evacuees,second world war,Hospital,fradley aerodrome,Lichfield,War Office
During the Second World War, life in country houses changed dramaticAlly. It was no different at Hoar Cross HAll. The flower borders on the main lawns were turfed over to reduce maintenance and vegetables were grown in areas formerly restricted to flowers. Evacuees from Birmingham came to stay for the duration of the war and they lived in the basement, as it was considered to be the safest place. I imagine that they must have been in the care of the servants as they were living amongst them but it must also have been quite exciting for them to move from a bombed out city to the relative safety of the countryside, although they must have missed their parents of c...
Royal Visitors at Hoar Cross HAll #49
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th April 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Meynell,first world war,Queen Mary,queen mother,silver jubilee,Golden Jubilee,Platinum jubilee,Queen Alexandra,king george vi,King George V,second world war,Downton Abbey,The Crown,Royal Family,King Charles,Prince Harry,Coronation
With the King's Coronation looming on 6th May in the UK, I thought I'd do some royal family related articles this month starting with royal visitors at the HAll in the 1920s. I also have a book cAlled Queen Alexandra's Christmas Gift Book which was left in the Library and shows personal photos from her own camera which she took of the royal family between 1900-1910 - a rare insight indeed into what the royals did in their leisure time! I will be sharing these photos over the next month leading up to the Coronation and hope you find them as fascinating as I do.
Royal Visitors
From earliest times the king's court has travelled around the kingdom so the king...
Moving Out#32
Posted by Viv Wilson on 28th October 1980 in Early Days | Fools and Horses,lock,oven,washing machine,Ferrari,Derby,Farmhouse,hoar cross hAll
MOVING OUT: And so the day arrived a month or so after our wedding when my dad had to leave the HAll. Ten years after moving in he was now moving out, leaving his dream home for my mum to live in alone. Gavin moved with him and Piers was away at school most of the time. It was a mammoth task as he had so much stuff to move, especiAlly from the basement. He had some heavy machinery too that he’d brought with him from his alabaster days, including a band saw which we used to saw up logs for the huge fireplaces in the main rooms. He had bought a house in nearby Burton on Trent which had some outbuildings for a workshop and there he moved to start a...
Moving Out #32
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th May 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hAll,Ferrari,Police,Derby,burton on trent,£1,Only Fools and Horses
MOVING OUT: And so the day arrived a month or so after our wedding when my dad had to leave the HAll. Ten years after moving in he was now moving out, leaving his dream home for my mum to live in alone. Gavin moved with him and Piers was away at school most of the time. It was a mammoth task as he had so much stuff to move, especiAlly from the basement. He had some heavy machinery too that he’d brought with him from his alabaster days, including a band saw which we used to saw up logs for the huge fireplaces in the main rooms. He had bought a house in nearby Burton-on-Trent which had some outbuildings for a workshop and there he moved to st...