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Moving into the Manor #2
Posted by Viv Wilson on 21st October 2018 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Shardlow Motor Racing,Donington Park,Chester Zoo,Victorian,Uttoxeter
...is in the Ballroom – I’m not sure if my parents knew we were doing this but it was good fun while the room was empty – it was incredible that we didn’t do any damage to the large ornamental pieces hanging from the ceiling!!
And so the summer rolled into Autumn and we were about to start our new schools. I was moving up to secondary school having passed my 11 Plus and was going to the local grammar school in nearby Uttoxeter – well I say nearby but it was actually about 10 miles away and I had to catch a double decker bus to get there. At least the school bus hadn’t been cancelled! My brother went to the local primary school down the hill from...Moving house to a mansion #1
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st September 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | meynell,hoar cross hall,Oliver Twist,uttoxeter,chester zoo,donington park
...is in the Ballroom – I’m not sure if my parents knew we were doing this but it was good fun while the room was empty – it was incredible that we didn’t do any damage to the large ornamental pieces hanging from the ceiling!!
And so the summer rolled into Autumn and we were about to start our new schools. I was moving up to secondary school having passed my 11 Plus and was going to the local grammar school in nearby Uttoxeter – well I say nearby but it was actually about 10 miles away and I had to catch a double decker bus to get there. At least the school bus hadn’t been cancelled! My brother went to the local primary school down the hill from...
Panto Pranks! #22
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd February 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell arms,UK,pantomime,matt munro,parrot,rolls royce,david matthews
...ed in the Ballroom. Local people got involved with set design and costumes; another lady arranged and produced the ballet routines.
Gavin and Piers were involved of course but Gavin broke his arm a couple of weeks before the show started so ended up with the minor but important role of working the hands of the large clock that stood to one side of the stage! I felt really sorry for him as he had to stand behind the clock and no-one could see him – however, the clock was a major part of the story which involved the lead actors going back in time at midnight, so he was whizzing the hands round all night long! Alexandra Meynell’s father, Lord Killearn...
Moving in - to a stately home! #2
Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th June 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,donington park,shardlow motor racing,fire ladder,weeds,uttoxeter,council tax
...is in the Ballroom – I’m not sure if my parents knew we were doing this but it was good fun while the room was empty – it was incredible that we didn’t do any damage to the large ornamental pieces hanging from the ceiling!!
And so the summer rolled into Autumn and we were about to start our new schools. I was moving up to secondary school having passed my 11 Plus and was going to the local grammar school in nearby Uttoxeter – well I say nearby but it was actually about 10 miles away and I had to catch a double decker bus to get there. At least the school bus hadn’t been cancelled! My brother went to the local primary school down the hill from our ho...Panto Pranks #21
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st November 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Lord Killearn,david matthews,pantomime,Christmas,Prince Charles,Queens Silver Jubilee,Meynell Ingram Arms,Amazon parrot
...ed in the Ballroom. Local people got involved with set design and costumes; another lady arranged and produced the ballet routines.
Gavin and Piers were involved of course but Gavin broke his arm a couple of weeks before the show started so ended up with the minor but important role of working the hands of the large clock that stood to one side of the stage! I felt really sorry for him as he had to stand behind the clock and no-one could see him – however, the clock was a major part of the story which involved the lead actors going back in time at midnight, so he was whizzing the hands round all night long! Alexandra Meynell’s father, Lord Killearn also got...An Englishman's Home is his Mansion! #2
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd May 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,shardlow motor racing,chester zoo,Bonnie Prince Charlie,Victorian,council tax,ghost,Oliver Twist
...is in the Ballroom – I’m not sure if my parents knew we were doing this but it was good fun while the room was empty – it was incredible that we didn’t do any damage to the large ornamental pieces hanging from the ceiling!!
And so the summer rolled into Autumn and we were about to start our new schools. I was moving up to secondary school having passed my 11 Plus and was going to the local grammar school in nearby Uttoxeter – well I say nearby but it was actually about 10 miles away and I had to catch a double decker bus to get there. At least the school bus hadn’t been cancelled! My brother went to the local primary school down the hill from our ho...