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Lest We Forget #28
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th November 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | Meynell,hoar cross hall,second world war,first world war,Al Alamein,London,Red Cross,War Office,Military Cross,Hitler,Gestapo,Remembrance Day,RASC
...his life motor racing and buying Hoar Cross Hall to display his large collection of arms and armour. Not everyone was so fortunate though, which is why we remember them this weekend on Remembrance Day - lest we forget.
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Hysterical Productions #16
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st November 1974 in Early Days | mediaeval banquets,racing car,olympia,london,ira,birmingham,hoar cross hall
...terest in motor racing but I think this was the first time we’d been to the London one, so it was quite exciting particularly as Radio Luxembourg were there sponsoring the show and I got to see all the lovely DJs. Mum wanted to get a pair of evening shoes so we grabbed a taxi and he dropped us off outside a coat shop. These coats looked like nothing we’d ever seen before (the London fashion scene was a bit ahead of Hoar Cross!) and we went in to try them on. After quite a while we decided to buy one each – they were beautiful embroidered afghan coats – all the rage in 70s Britain. They cost an absolute fortune and we had to tell my dad that mine...
Rags to Riches #63
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th July 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell ingram,mediaeval banquets,Boer War,first world war,second world war,louis martin,derby walk of fame,olympics,Jamaica,The Meynell Ingram Arms,Downton abbey,The Crown,Bridgerton,Tony Blackburn,Radion 1,michaelangelo
...My family originated from Derby and my parents were married there in July 1952. Mum was 19 and dad was 36 so quite a bit older. They both lived in Derby and were very arty; my dad went to the Derby Sketching Club in his free time and my mum attended art college. I’m not sure where they met but it was either at something art related or at a dance, as was usual in those days. My dad was a sculptor by trade; I think his interest was sparked by seeing all the beautiful alabaster in Italian churches during the war.
My parents on their wedding day - 1952
After the Second World War he set up his own business making alabaster lamps, bowls and candles...
Whodunit in the Library? #24
Posted by Viv Wilson on 23rd November 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Library,hercule poirot,rats,Victorian,truncheon,birmingham high court,East End
...sport of motor racing so why not a knock on the head? But things had taken a turn for the worse now and there was no going back. More solicitors’ letters flew back and forth as they tried to bring about an amicable agreement for both parties and set a date for the Birmingham High Court.
A similar truncheon to the one used on my dad
Meanwhile, on a lighter note, we were still battling with the rats as they continued to invade the house. One day, I went into the kitchen and opened my mum’s desk drawer to find one all snuggled up inside! My, did I scream! Not sure who was more scared – me or the rat! Another day I saw one scurry off down the Chapel...Hysterical Productions #16
Posted by Viv Wilson on 16th August 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,londons olympia,IRA,Birmingham,monk,Grand Hotel Leicester,New Year's Eve,rock chick,Downton Abbey,Bridgerton
...terest in motor racing but I think this was the first time we’d been to the London one, so it was quite exciting particularly as Radio Luxembourg were there sponsoring the show and I got to see all the lovely DJs. Mum wanted to get a pair of evening shoes so we grabbed a taxi which dropped us off outside a coat shop. These coats looked like nothing we’d ever seen before (the London fashion scene was a bit ahead of Hoar Cross!) and we went in to try them on, completely forgetting about the shoes! After a while my mum decided to buy one each for us – they were beautiful embroidered afghan coats – all the rage in 70s Britain. They cost an absolute fortune a...Whodunit in the Library #24
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th October 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Musical box,Valium,diazepam,Library,blood,hercule poirot,truncheon,victorian,vicarage
...sport of motor racing so why not a knock on the head? But things had taken a turn for the worse now and there was no going back. More solicitors’ letters flew back and forth as they tried to bring about an amicable agreement for both parties and set a date for the Birmingham High Court.
A similar picture to this greeted us under the floorboards
Meanwhile, on a lighter note, we were still battling with the rats as they continued to invade the house. One day, I went into the kitchen and opened my mum’s desk drawer to find one all snuggled up inside! My, did I scream! Not sure who was more scared – me or the rat! Another day I saw one scu...