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Victorian Society #93
Posted by Viv Wilson on 24th April 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,the Home of the Good Shepherd,Great Ormond St Hospital,victorian,Music Halls,light bulb,history,Meynell,Royal Victoria Military Hospital,charity,Downton Abbey,period drama,Victoria,Victoria and Albert,royal family
...Church of England Primary Schools. The wealthy would often set up charities to help those less fortunate than themselves along with hospitals and orphanages, of which there was much need. Queen Victoria herself was patron of Great Ormond Street Hospital, which was set up in 1852 to particularly help children and she also became patron of the Royal Victoria Military Hospital after seeing the huge need for men returning from the wars. Before then healthcare was pretty much non-existent and many people died from diseases that nowadays we would just take a course of antibiotics for. Child mortality was particularly high, with 25% of children dying before the...
The Origins of the Stately Home #39
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th January 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,manor house,stately home,palace,chateaux,saltford manor house,capability brown,Duke,Lord,Baron,Earl,Industrial Revolution,buckingham palace
...Why are stately homes so called? Stately home actually means 'a large impressive old house with interesting history and usually visited by the public.' Well, I suppose they do look very 'stately' for a start but these houses were also a status symbol for the great families of England, who competed with each other to provide hospitality for the royal household who would travel around England meeting their subjects.
Stately homes were huge mansions which were always beautiful and the epitome of perfect architecture, often designed by famous architects of the day. The gardens too would be perfectly landscaped to show balance, variety, sequence and colour. One of t...
The origins of the stately home #43
Posted by Viv Wilson on 24th March 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Saltford Manor House,Bath,Still room,bridgerton,Downton Abbey,keeping up with the aristocrats,Lord,Earl,Duke,Baron
...So why are stately homes so called? Stately home actually means 'a large impressive old house with interesting history and usually visited by the public.' Well, I suppose they do look very 'stately' for a start but these houses were also a status symbol for the great families of England, who competed with each other to provide hospitality for the royal household who would travel around England meeting their subjects.
Stately homes were huge mansions which were always beautiful and the epitome of perfect architecture, often designed by famous architects of the day. The gardens too would be perfectly landscaped to show balance, variety, sequence and colour. One o...
Anyone for tennis? #62
Posted by Viv Wilson on 12th July 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Wimbledon,tennis,mediaval,Hampton court,Queen Mother,royal family,Oxford,Cambridge,Downton Abbey,hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club,The Championships,Tenez
...rmingham (England) and is the direct descendant of what is now denoted ‘real tennis’ or ‘royal tennis’ and continues to be played today with more complex rules. Many original courts still remain at Oxford, Cambridge, Falkland Palace in Fife, Scotland and Hampton Court Palace.
Wimbledon
Wimbledon itself is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and arguably the most famous. Since the first tournament 125 years ago in 1877, The Championships have been hosted by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London and take place over two weeks in late June – early July. Tennis became popular because of the waning interest i...Anyone for Tennis? #96
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th June 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,wimbledon,all England lawn tennis and croquet club,downton abbey,History,Period drama,Meynell,queen mother,tennis court,mediaval,Henry VIII,hampton court,Ballroom,Balls
...rmingham (England) and is the direct descendant of what is now denoted ‘real tennis’ or ‘royal tennis’ and continues to be played today with more complex rules. Many original courts still remain at Oxford, Cambridge, Falkland Palace in Fife, Scotland and Hampton Court Palace. Wimbledon itself is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and arguably the most famous. Since the first tournament 148 years ago in 1877, The Championships have been hosted by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London and take place over two weeks in late June – early July. Tennis became popular because of the waning interest in croquet and the C...
The History of Temple Newsam #37
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th January 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Temple Newsam,17th century,Jacobean,mary queen of scots,Earl of Bothwell,capability brown,Leeds,Downton Abbey,The Crown,meynell ingram
...istory of England,you might like this book! Available from Amazon.
And so, these two families seem to have been intertwined for many generations. Prior to the marriage of Hugo and Emily Meynell Ingram, plans were apparently being drawn up to build a magnificent property at Hoar Cross to which they would settle. They say that the Hall was a copy of one wing of Temple Newsam and if you look at the header picture there is definitely a resemblance in the style. At the time of their marriage they were living in Old Hall nearby with two of Hugo's sisters, a situation which caused a rift in the family, as the sisters became jealous of the much younger...