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Midnight Pool Parties #21

...we had a ghost at each end of the house. What a night! The Meynell Arms became our 'second home'   We were now spending more of our social time in the Meynell Arms, the local pub. Every time we went in everybody wanted an update on what was going on at the Hall with my parents and their quabbles. It was a bit like a local soap opera! We had also become engaged and I stayed at Kev’s house in the week so I could get to work easily having failed my driving test a couple of times; weekends were spent at the Hall. Hoar Cross and the surrounding villages were a bit of a Birmingham commuter belt area and a lot of the families were quite well-to-do. We met up...

Christmas High Jinks! #31

...t’s the ghost!” she cried. “The little girl we keep seeing on the landing.” “Urgh really?” queried Gavin, moving further away from the grave. “It must be”, continued Viv. “She’s the same age, she’s a Meynell and she died in the Victorian days.” Viv stood up triumphantly as she realised that this must be the child’s last resting place. Then she felt a bit sad as she thought of someone dying so young; it also made the whole ghost thing seem more of a reality now that they’d seen her grave. Dusk was starting to fall so they made their way back through the graveyard to the iron gate which led into their grounds and soon they were back...

The Haunting of Hoar Cross Hall #32

...her that ghosts usually disappeared once a house was being lived in again. Viv sincerely hoped so! A week later, despite her vows about going to the attics, Viv was sitting in the den typing her story. Her brother Gavin had come up with her to keep her company but had got bored and gone downstairs again. However, it was a bright, sunny morning this time so Viv wasn’t scared. Suddenly she became aware of a little girl standing near the doorway staring at her. “Hello,” she said. “Who are you?” “Alice,” the child answered. “I’ve come from the west wing.” “Oh, you must be the new tenants,” Viv said, wondering how she had found her way up...

Get me to the church on time! #30

...t see the ghost of the lady who wanders through the woods!   Don’t miss Part 2 of 'Get me to the church on time' next week. Find out what caused the congregation to gasp as we exchanged our vows! If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends. And, if you've not yet seen my video tour of the hall as it is today, click the image below to see all the rooms, the gardens, and the church in the grounds that are featured in my blogs! *I'm also in the process of making more videos based on my life at the hall, so please subscribe to my channel and make sure you don't miss any! If you've en...

Christmas High Jinks #72

...t’s the ghost!” she cried.  “The little girl we keep seeing on the landing.” “Urgh really?” queried Gavin, moving further away from the grave. “It must be”, continued Viv.  “She’s the same age, she’s a Meynell and she died in the Victorian days.” Viv stood up triumphantly as she realised that this must be the child’s last resting place.  Then she felt a bit sad as she thought of someone dying so young; it also made the whole ghost thing seem more of a reality now that they’d seen her grave.  Dusk was starting to fall so they made their way back through the graveyard to the iron gate which led into their grounds and soon they we...

The ghost of Christmas past #73

...her that ghosts usually disappeared once a house was being lived in again. Viv sincerely hoped so! A week later, despite her vows about going to the attics, Viv was sitting in the den typing her story.  Her brother Gavin had come up with her to keep her company but had got bored and gone downstairs again.   However, it was a bright, sunny morning this time so Viv wasn’t scared.  Suddenly she became aware of a little girl standing near the doorway staring at her.  “Hello,” she said.  “Who are you?” “Alice,” the child answered.  “I’ve come from the west wing.” “Oh, you must be the new tenants,” Viv said, wondering how she had fo...