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Gardeners' World at Hoar Cross #39
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th March 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,gardeners world,bothy boys,Maudsley,first world war
...led how a Maudsley was delivered just after the First World War. This would have cost around £200, nearly four times the annual wage of the housekeeper and 20 times the annual wage of the housemaid! During the 1920s the chauffeur was a Mr Dixon, and the under-chauffeur was Mr Maltby. Note how the ‘Mr’ appendage reflects the fact that the position of chauffeur was the successor to that of the groom, always a ‘Mr’.
One of the Meynells' cars
A lot of hard work went into the upkeep of these grounds and gardens, enough for 28 men and boys, and you can certainly see that when you look at the old photos from that time (see previous blog ‘Life below...Gardeners' World at Hoar Cross
Posted by Viv Wilson on 30th September 1990 in Early Days | Hoar,hoar cross hall,Home Farm,Emily Meynell,first world war,bothy,world war ii
...led how a Maudsley was delivered just after the First World War. This would have cost around £200, nearly four times the annual wage of the housekeeper and 20 times the annual wage of the housemaid! During the 1920s the chauffeur was a Mr Dixon, and the under-chauffeur was Mr Maltby. Note how the ‘Mr’ appendage reflects the fact that the position of chauffeur was the successor to that of the groom, always a ‘Mr’.
When the Meynell family left the Hall in 1952, the head gardener was Mr Robert Madeley. A lot of hard work went into the upkeep of these grounds and gardens, enough for 28 men and boys, and you can certainly see that when you look at t...Gardeners' World at Hoar Cross #36
Posted by Viv Wilson on 30th June 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell,palm house,emily meynell,victorian,chauffeur,greenhouse,first world war
...led how a Maudsley was delivered just after the First World War. This would have cost around £200, nearly four times the annual wage of the housekeeper and 20 times the annual wage of the housemaid! During the 1920s the chauffeur was a Mr Dixon, and the under-chauffeur was Mr Maltby. Note how the ‘Mr’ appendage reflects the fact that the position of chauffeur was the successor to that of the groom, always a ‘Mr’.
A lot of hard work went into the upkeep of these grounds and gardens, enough for 28 men and boys, and you can certainly see that when you look at the old photos from that time (see previous blog ‘Life below stairs’). By 1952, when...Gardeners World at Hoar Cross #36
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th May 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,emily meynell,gardeners world,butler,long gallery,Christmas,Servants' Ball,chauffeur
...led how a Maudsley was delivered just after the First World War. This would have cost around £200, nearly four times the annual wage of the housekeeper and 20 times the annual wage of the housemaid! During the 1920s the chauffeur was a Mr Dixon, and the under-chauffeur was Mr Maltby. Note how the ‘Mr’ appendage reflects the fact that the position of chauffeur was the successor to that of the groom, always a ‘Mr’.
An early 20th century car on the Hall drive
A lot of hard work went into the upkeep of these grounds and gardens, enough for 28 men and boys, and you can certainly see that when you look at the old photos from that time (see pre...Gardeners' World #38
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th February 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,gardens,Home Farm,Long Gallery,Christmas,Bridgerton,Keeping up with the Aristocrats,first world war,World War II
...led how a Maudsley was delivered just after the First World War. This would have cost around £200, nearly four times the annual wage of the housekeeper and 20 times the annual wage of the housemaid! During the 1920s the chauffeur was a Mr Dixon, and the under-chauffeur was Mr Maltby. Note how the ‘Mr’ appendage reflects the fact that the position of chauffeur was the successor to that of the groom, always a ‘Mr’.
One of the Meynells' cars
A lot of hard work went into the upkeep of these grounds and gardens, enough for 28 men and boys, and you can certainly see that when you look at the old photos from that time (see previous blog ‘Life below...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
...led how a Maudsley was delivered just after the First World War. This would have cost around £200, nearly four times the annual wage of the housekeeper and 20 times the annual wage of the housemaid! During the 1920s the chauffeur was a Mr Dixon, and the under-chauffeur was Mr Maltby. Note how the ‘Mr’ appendage reflects the fact that the position of chauffeur was the successor to that of the groom, always a ‘Mr’.
One of the Meynells' cars
A lot of hard work went into the upkeep of the grounds and gardens, enough for 28 men and boys, and you can certainly see that when you look at the old photos from that time (see previous blog ‘Life below s...