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Ghouls Galore! #18

One of the great things about living in a stately home is that you can have a wild party with the loudest of music – and no-one will hear it! I was now going out with Kev, whom I had met at college. Mum was a bit disappointed that my sensible boyfriend and I had parted company after 18 months of an on/off relationship but she accepted Kev into the fold and eventually met all the other members of the band. I think she wanted to put her mind at rest that they were a bunch of nice lads and not a drug crazed rock band eating bats! Which of course they were! No – I’m only kidding! After the awful split up at Christmas my parents were now living at each end of t...

Home fit for a King #53

With the Coronation of King Charles III almost upon us, this week's blog focuses on the Palace that he now calls home – or the 'Headquarters' of the Royal Family. This residence is Buckingham Palace which is the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom and where many state occasions take place, but Buckingham Palace was originally known as Buckingham House. The building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at lEast 150 years. It was acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as Th...

Moving in - to a stately home! #2

...ms in the East Wing and then back down to the Ground Floor. Somehow dad managed to confuse him so much that he missed out two floors altogether and he actually thought the house was half the size it really was! By the time he finished I think he really did feel sorry for us and we never paid the correct tax bill for the place – at lEast not at first anyhow! Don’t miss next week’s instalment: Things that go bump in the night! If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends.  ...

An Englishman's Home is his Mansion! #2

...ms in the East Wing and then back down to the Ground Floor. Somehow dad managed to confuse him so much that he missed out two floors altogether and he actually thought the house was half the size it really was! By the time he finished I think he really did feel sorry for us and we never paid the correct council tax for the place – at lEast not at first anyhow!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:   'Things that go bump in the night!'   If you want to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends  ...

Moving Day Arrives #2

...ms in the East Wing and then back down to the Ground Floor. Somehow dad managed to confuse him so much that he missed out two floors altogether and he actually thought the house was half the size it really was! By the time he finished I think he really did feel sorry for us and we never paid the correct rates bill for the place – at lEast not at first anyhow!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:   'Things that go bump in the night!'   If you want to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends. Follow me around my childhood home in my 'Tour of the Hall' – click here to view and subscribe to my yo...

Royal visitors at Hoar Cross Hall #10

...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...