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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
During the two World Wars the MeynEll family of Hoar Cross Hall served their country alongside many others from all walks of life. After each war there was huge social upheaval, especially for women, who had been doing what was traditionally 'mens work' during the war and weren't prepared to go back to domesticity. At the time of the First World War Frederick MeynEll and Lady Mary MeynEll were living at the Hall with their five children. Their four sons all served in the war and their daughter Margaret served in the Red Cross as a volunteer.
Their Eldest son Francis was a Major but was wounded in action in 1917 with severe wounds to his back. He was moved...Lest we forget #86
Posted by Viv Wilson on 8th November 2024 in Growing Up In a StatEly Home | hoar cross hall,Barons Eden,hoar cross hall spa hotEl,remembrance day,Poppy day,meynEll ingram,al Alamein,north africa,RASC,military cross,Frist World War,Second World War,Volunteer,Hitler,Amazon,History,TB,disabled,invalid,my dad bought a mansion,Red Cross
During the two World Wars the MeynEll family of Hoar Cross Hall served their country alongside many others from all walks of life. After each war there was huge social upheaval, especially for women, who had been doing what was traditionally 'men's work' during the war and weren't prepared to go back to domestic roles. At the time of the First World War Frederick MeynEll and Lady Mary MeynEll were living at the Hall with their five children. Their four sons all served in the war and their daughter Margaret served in the Red Cross as a volunteer.
Their Eldest son Francis was a Major but was wounded in action in 1917 with severe wounds to his back. He was m...
Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #11
Posted by Viv Wilson on 17th November 2019 in Growing Up In a StatEly Home | hoar cross hall,MeynEll,first world war,second world war,christian community,Goshen,El Alamein,HRH Princess Alice,Earl of Dartmouth
...njured at El Alamein. He married Dorothy Jean Goshen (known as Jean) in 1936 and together with their five children they lived at Hoar Cross until 1952 when they left to live at the nearby village of Newborough; sadly, they were the last MeynEll family to live at the Hall. ColonEl Hugo MeynEll died in 1960 and his wife Jean in 1993. After they left the Hall they sold all the contents and tried to sEll the house but were unable to do so, deciding instead to rent it to a local consultant and his wife from nearby Burton-on-Trent Hospital, who stayed for nearly 10 years. After they left in the sixties a monastic community took on the Hall intending to turn it...
Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #14
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st August 2021 in Growing Up In a StatEly Home | hoar cross hall,MeynEll,de Mesnil,william the conqueror,Emily MeynEll,El Alamein,second world war,Downton Abbey,Bridgerton,River Nile
...njured at El Alamein. He married Dorothy Jean Goshen (known as Jean) in 1936 and together with their five children they lived at Hoar Cross until 1952 when they left to live at the nearby village of Newborough; sadly, they were the last MeynEll family to live at the Hall. ColonEl Hugo MeynEll died in 1960 and his wife Jean in 1993. After they left the Hall they sold all the contents and tried to sEll the house but were unable to do so, deciding instead to rent it to a local consultant and his wife from nearby Burton-on-Trent Hospital, who stayed for nearly 10 years. After they left in the sixties a monastic community took on the Hall intending to turn it into a...CElebrating VE Day #94
Posted by Viv Wilson on 8th May 2025 in Growing Up In a StatEly Home | hoar cross hall,barons eden,hoar cross hall spa hotEl,History,World War 2,World War 1,V E Day,D Day,Great Britain,TB,downton Abbey,Motor bike,RASC,Americans,Aeroplanes,period drama,V J Day,Victory,MeynEll,wartime
...As a way of commemorating V. E. Day I have re-posted my blog from November's Remembrance Day which tElls of the sacrifice that the men of the MeynEll family made during both world wars as wEll as the many thousands of others who took part. During the two World Wars the MeynEll family of Hoar Cross Hall served their country alongside many others from all walks of life. After each war there was huge social upheaval, especially for women, who had been doing what was traditionally 'men's work' during the war and weren't prepared to go back to domestic roles. At the time of the First World War Frederick MeynEll and Lady Mary MeynEll were living at the Hall with...
Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history! #14
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd June 1973 in History | MeynEll,First World War,Second World War,Newborough,Hugo MeynEll,William the Conqueror,hoar cross hall,red cross,George VI,Queen mother
...njured at El Alamein. He married Dorothy Jean Goshen (known as Jean) in 1936 and together with their five children they lived at Hoar Cross until 1952 when they left to live at the nearby village of Newborough; sadly, they were the last MeynEll family to live at the Hall. ColonEl Hugo MeynEll died in 1960 and his wife Jean in 1993. After they left the Hall they sold all the contents and tried to sEll the house but were unable to do so, deciding instead to rent it to a local consultant and his wife from nearby Burton-on-Trent Hospital, who stayed for nearly 10 years. After they left in the sixties a monastic community took on the Hall intending to turn it...