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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
...e saw the Chester Zoo mini-series in 2014 about an ordinary family moving into a huge old house to start a Zoo then that is exactly what it was like for us. When I saw that programme it brought back so many memories of those early months at the Hall when we were struggling to get the place back into shape and earn some money from it.
And so the summer passed as we got used to our new living conditions. We lived on the first floor where the caretakers had been as these were the only rooms near to a working bathroom and small kitchenette. I sometimes wonder how my mum coped with a young family in such conditions – my younger brother was only 2 years old a...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
...e saw the Chester Zoo mini-series in 2014 about an ordinary family moving into a huge old house to start a Zoo then that is exactly what it was like for us. When I saw that programme it brought back so many memories of those early months at the Hall when we were struggling to get the place back into shape and earn some money from it.
And so the summer passed as we got used to our new living conditions. We lived on the first floor where the caretakers had been as these were the only rooms near to a working bathroom and small kitchenette. I sometimes wonder how my mum coped with a young family in such conditions – my younger brother was only 2 years old a...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
...e saw the Chester Zoo mini-series in 2014 about an ordinary family moving into a huge old house to start a Zoo then that is exactly what it was like for us. When I saw that programme it brought back so many memories of those early months at the Hall when we were struggling to get the place back into shape and earn some money from it.
The neglected gardens
And so the summer passed as we got used to our new living conditions. We lived on the first floor where the caretakers had been as these were the only rooms near to a working bathroom and small kitchenette. I sometimes wonder how my mum coped with a young family in such conditions – my younger broth...
Moving Day Arrives #2
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th April 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | Hoar Cross Hall,Meynell,Victorian,Chester Zoo,ghost,Bridgerton,keeping up with the aristocrats,Downton Abbey,pumping station
...e saw the Chester Zoo mini-series in 2014 about an ordinary family moving into a huge old house to start a Zoo then that is exactly what it was like for us. When I saw that programme it brought back so many memories of those early months at the Hall when we were struggling to get the place back into shape and earn some money from it.
Overgrown gardens
And so the summer passed as we got used to our new living conditions. We lived on the first floor where the caretakers had been as these were the only rooms near to a working bathroom and small kitchenette. I sometimes wonder how my mum coped with a young family in such conditions – my younger brother w...
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
...e saw the Chester Zoo mini-series in 2014 about an ordinary family moving into a huge old house to start a Zoo then that is exactly what it was like for us. When I saw that programme it brought back so many memories of those early months at the Hall when we were struggling to get the place back into shape and earn some money from it.
Overgrown tennis courts at the Hall
And so the summer passed as we got used to our new living conditions. We lived on the first floor where the caretakers had been as these were the only rooms near to a working bathroom and small kitchenette. I sometimes wonder how my mum coped with a young family in such conditions – my you...Moving Into a Mansion #67
Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th July 1970 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,barons eden,hoar cross hall spa hotel,bonnie prince charlie,oliver twist,Council tax,donington park,mallory park,silverstone,downton abbey,meynell ingram,Meynell ingram arms pub
...e saw the Chester Zoo mini-series in 2014 about an ordinary family moving into a huge old house to start a Zoo then that is exactly what it was like for us. When I saw that programme it brought back so many memories of those early months at the Hall when we were struggling to get the place back into shape and earn some money from it.
Mowing the 'lawns'
And so the summer passed as we got used to our new living conditions. We lived on the first floor where the caretakers had been as these were the only rooms near to a working bathroom and small kitchenette. I sometimes wonder how my mum coped with a young family in such conditions – my younger br...