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Gardeners' World at Hoar Cross
Posted by Viv Wilson on 30th September 1990 in Early Days | Hoar,hoar cross hall,Home Farm,Emily Meynell,first world war,bothy,world war ii
...party or Servants Ball – couldn’t have the Servants peeking into the family’s private rooms, even though they must have been curious to see them!
Other outdoor staff included the chauffeur who had been employed for many years by the Meynell family. They had owned a motor car since the very early years of the century and many more cars were owned subsequently. Mrs Ellen Fisher, widow of the then chauffeur, Albert, recalled how a Maudsley was delivered just after the First World War. This would have cost around £200, nearly four times the annual wage of the housekeeper and 20 times the annual wage of the housemaid! During the 1920s the chauffeur w...
The Schoolroom Maid's Story #34
Posted by Viv Wilson on 9th June 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Spanish Ambassador,London,Lichfield,Meynell,Earl and Countess of Bradford,Weston Park,Skegness
...ristmas.
Servants had little time for leisure, but occasionally a dance was held at Hoar Cross School, although there were very few young people in the village as most had to leave to find work.
Inez left Hoar Cross for a better position with the Earl and Countess of Bradford at Weston Park. She worked again as a schoolroom maid for their two young daughters, but without the responsibility of serving meals. Various posts followed but not all of them in service. Eventually she retired to Skegness where she spent her time tending to her garden but still doing a part-time job - in her eighties!
Accustomed to a life of hard work, there was no stopping I...Gardeners' World at Hoar Cross #36
Posted by Viv Wilson on 30th June 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell,palm house,emily meynell,victorian,chauffeur,greenhouse,first world war
...party or Servants Ball – well, you couldn’t have the Servants peeking into the family’s private rooms could you? Although they must have been curious to see them!
Other outdoor staff included the chauffeur who had been employed for many years by the Meynell family. They had owned a motor car since the very early years of the century and many more cars were owned subsequently. Mrs Ellen Fisher, widow of the then chauffeur, Albert, recalled how a Maudsley was delivered just after the First World War. This would have cost around £200, nearly four times the annual wage of the housekeeper and 20 times the annual wage of the housemaid! During the...
The Schoolroom Maid's Story #36
Posted by Viv Wilson on 14th February 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Lady Dorothy,Skegness,servant,earl and countess of bradford,Spanish Ambassador
...ristmas.
Servants had little time for leisure, but occasionally a dance was held at Hoar Cross School, although there were very few young people in the village as most had to leave to find work.
Inez left Hoar Cross for a better position with the Earl and Countess of Bradford at Weston Park. She worked again as a schoolroom maid for their two young daughters, but without the responsibility of serving meals. Various posts followed but not all of them in service. Eventually she retired to Skegness where she spent her time tending to her garden but still doing a part-time job - in her eighties!
Inez at her home in Skegness
Accustomed to a life of hard w...The Schoolroom Maid's Story #36
Posted by Viv Wilson on 9th January 2022 in Growing Up In Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,spanish ambassador,Earl and Countess of Lichfield,Earl and Countess of Bradford,Christmas,Skegness,Bridgerton,Downton Abbey,Dorothy Meynell
...ristmas.
Servants had little time for leisure, but occasionally a dance was held at Hoar Cross School, although there were very few young people in the village as most had to leave to find work.
Inez left Hoar Cross for a better position with the Earl and Countess of Bradford at Weston Park. She worked again as a schoolroom maid for their two young daughters, but without the responsibility of serving meals. Various posts followed but not all of them in service. Eventually she retired to Skegness where she spent her time tending to her garden but still doing a part-time job - in her eighties!
Inez in later years at Skegness
Accustomed to a life of har...Gardeners' World #38
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th February 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,gardens,Home Farm,Long Gallery,Christmas,Bridgerton,Keeping up with the Aristocrats,first world war,World War II
...party or Servants Ball – well, you couldn’t have the Servants peeking into the family’s private rooms could you? Although they must have been curious to see them!
Other outdoor staff included the chauffeur who had been employed for many years by the Meynell family. They had owned a motor car since the very early years of the century and many more cars were owned subsequently. Mrs Ellen Fisher, widow of the then chauffeur, Albert, recalled how a Maudsley was delivered just after the First World War. This would have cost around £200, nearly four times the annual wage of the housekeeper and 20 times the annual wage of the housemaid! During the 1920s the ch...