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Behind the Green Baize Door #41
Posted by Viv Wilson on 28th February 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,green baize,servants,butler,housekeeper,downton abbey,keeping up with the aristocrats,upstairs downstairs
“The green baize door - dividing line betwix servant and master.”
All stately homes had at least one green baize door and Hoar Cross Hall was no different. This was the door used by the servants to access the main part of the house unobtrusively and silently so they could go about their work without disturbing the family. The Hall had a spiral staircase at each end of the house for the servants to use and the green baize door on the ground floor opened onto the Garden corridor which led to the Chapel and the main house, as well as the garden. The green baize door on the first floor opened onto the east wing corridor and guest bedrooms and from this corrid...
Gardeners World at Hoar Cross #43
Posted by Viv Wilson on 24th February 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Victorian,first world war,second world war,chauffeur,servants ball,christmas,carpenters,bricklayers,plumber,electrician,thatcher,Downton Abbey,the crown
In this week's blog I am focusing again on the servants who spent their lives looking after the Meynell family along with their home and gardens. In it’s heyday Hoar Cross Hall had around 28 people employed to keep the 20 acres of grounds tidy and weed free. In Victorian England the most common of all male servants was the gardener. At Hoar Cross the head gardener had numerous under-gardeners known affectionately as ‘digging slaves’! They were responsible for producing fruit, vegetables and growing luxury items in and out of season, much of it under glass. Adjacent to the house was the carp pool and greenhouse area along with a palm house; next to these wa...Behind the green baize door #47
Posted by Viv Wilson on 23rd March 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,servants,baize,snooker table,England,bays,my dad bought a mansion,the crown,downton abbey
"The green baize door - dividing line betwix servant and master.”
All stately homes had at least one green baize door and Hoar Cross Hall was no different. This was the door used by the servants to access the main part of the house unobtrusively and silently so they could go about their work without disturbing the family. The Hall had a spiral staircase at each end of the house for the servants to use and the green baize door on the ground floor opened onto the Garden Corridor which led to the Chapel and the main house, as well as the garden. The green baize door on the first floor opened onto the east wing corridor and guest bedrooms and from this corridor t...