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Royal Visitors at Hoar Cross Hall #20
Posted by Viv Wilson on 10th September 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell,first world war,second world war,king george vi,queen mother,queen elizabeth,Queen's Platinum Jubilee,Queen Mary,King George V,Downton Abbey,The Crown,Paddington Bear,Prince Charles
...tea with Paddington Bear at her Jubilee, just as her grandmother did all those years ago at Hoar Cross Hall.
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Mediaeval Mayhem! #11
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th July 2021 in Growing Up In Stately Home | hoar cross hall,mediaeval banquets,fire eater,new year's eve,Lady Dorothy,100 years,teen,servants
...It was the end of the summer season at Hoar Cross Hall in 1973 and rehearsals had started for the new venture of Mediaeval Banquets. All the cast would come round to the house each week for rehearsals and my mum and one or two other ladies were busy making the skirts and blouses for the wenches. My mum also made about 200 bibs which the guests were going to be wearing as eating five courses with a dagger can be quite messy! We had a King, a Jester, a Fire-eater, a Halberdier, an organist and various wenches and serving ladies. To launch the banquets my parents decided to hold a Press Reception about a month before and so we all gathered at the Hall one day in ea...LET THE BANQUET COMMENCE! #11
Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th March 1973 in Early Days | mediaval,banquets,hoar cross hall,press launch,newspaper,radio interview,king,halberdier,new year's eve,ball,jester,wenches,fire eater
...LET THE BANQUETS COMMENCE!: It was the end of the summer season and rehearsals had started for the new venture of Mediaeval Banquets. All the cast would come round to the house each week and my mum and one or two other ladies were busy making the skirts and blouses for the wenches, although the main costumes were bought. My mum also made about 200 bibs which the guests were going to be wearing as eating five courses with a dagger can be quite messy! We had a King, a Jester, a Fire-eater, a Halberdier, an organist and various wenches and serving ladies. To launch the banquets my parents decided to hold a Press Reception about a month before and so we...
Mediaeval Mayhem! #12
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th January 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,banquets,chinese,daggar,silver armour,ballroom
...MEDIAEVAL MAYHEM! It was the end of the summer season at the Hall in 1973 and rehearsals had started for the new venture of Mediaeval Banquets. All the cast would come round to the house each week for rehearsals and my mum and one or two other ladies were busy making the skirts and blouses for the wenches. My mum also made about 200 bibs which the guests were going to be wearing as eating five courses with a dagger can be quite messy! We had a King, a Jester, a Fire-eater, a Halberdier, an organist and various wenches and serving ladies. To launch the banquets my parents decided to hold a Press Reception about a month before and so we al...Mediaeval Mayhem! #13
Posted by Viv Wilson on 22nd June 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,mediaeval banquets,long gallery,fire eater,halberdier,lady dorothy,Bridgerton,downton abbey,mead
...It was the end of the summer season at Hoar Cross Hall in 1973 and rehearsals had started for the new venture of Mediaeval Banquets. All the cast would come round to the house each week for rehearsals and my mum and one or two other ladies were busy making the skirts and blouses for the wenches. My mum also made about 200 bibs which the guests were going to be wearing as eating five courses with a dagger can be quite messy! We had a King, a Jester, a Fire-eater, a Halberdier, an organist and various wenches and serving ladies. To launch the banquets my parents decided to hold a Press Reception about a month before and so we all gathered at the Hall one day in ea...
Mediaeval Mayhem!
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd November 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,spear,halberd,post mortem,banquet,beer,wine
...MEDIAEVAL MAYHEM! It was the end of the summer season at Hoar Cross Hall in 1973 and rehearsals had started for the new venture of Mediaeval Banquets. All the cast would come around to the house each week for rehearsals and my mum and one or two other ladies were busy making the skirts and blouses for the wenches. My mum also made about 200 bibs which the guests were going to be wearing as eating five courses with a dagger can be quite messy! We had a King, a Jester, a Fire-eater, a Halberdier, an organist and various wenches and serving ladies. To launch the banquets my parents decided to hold a Press Reception about a month before and so we...