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The life and times of an upper class family #42
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th March 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Earl Grey,Earl Grey tea,Prime Minister,hickleton hall,Queen Mother,Scotland,keeping up with the aristocrats,Downton Abbey,My dad bought a mansion
...and Whig Prime Minister from 1830-34. It was he who the famous Earl Grey tea was named after, after a special taste was created by adding oil of bergemot to black tea. His administration was also responsible for passing the first Reform Act of 1832 which changed how the elections were done and meant that the middle classes could vote also.
Once Hugo and Emily were married they moved to Hoar Cross and lived in Old Hall which was a hunting lodge near to where they were later to build Hoar Cross Hall. Tragically, after moving into the Hall, which took nine years to build, Hugo died from injuries sustained in a riding accident some fourteen months earlier which ha...
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
...d fifteen Prime Ministers during her reign, the first one being Sir Winston Churchill who helped her enormously when she first became Queen whilst she was still getting over the loss of her father no doubt. Her last Prime Minister, Liz Truss, had just been sworn in only two days before her death and we all saw the photo of her shaking hands with Ms Truss and giving her that warm smile that we all know and love. Her grandmother Queen Mary must have been a huge help to her in those early days too with advice and support although she too sadly died in March 1953 before seeing her grand-daughter crowned.
The Queen's first walkabout in Australia
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The Life and Times of an Upper Class Family #41
Posted by Viv Wilson on 12th April 2021 in Growing Up In Stately Home | Meynell,hoar cross hall,queen mother,Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon,Earl of Crawford,Earl Grey
...and Whig Prime Minister from 1830-34. It was he who the famous Earl Grey tea was named after, after a special taste was created by adding oil of bergemot to black tea. His administration was also responsible for passing the first Reform Act of 1832 which changed how the elections were done and meant that the middle classes could vote also.
Once Hugo and Emily were married they moved to Hoar Cross and lived in Old Hall which was a hunting lodge near to where they were later to build Hoar Cross Hall. Tragically, after moving into the Hall which took nine years to build, Hugo died from injuries sustained in a riding accident some fourteen months earlier which had...
The life and times of an upper class family #44
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd March 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell Ingram,hickleton hall,viscount halifax,Earl Grey,earl of crawford,lady elizabeth bowes-lyon,Glamis Castle,downton abbey,The Crown
...and Whig Prime Minister from 1830-34. It was he who the famous Earl Grey tea was named after, after a special taste was created by adding Oil of Bergemot to black tea. His administration was also responsible for passing the first Reform Act of 1832 which changed how the elections were done and meant that the middle classes could vote also.
Once Hugo and Emily were married they moved to Hoar Cross and lived in Old Hall which was a hunting lodge near to where they were later to build Hoar Cross Hall. Tragically, after moving into the Hall, which took nine years to build, Hugo died from injuries sustained in a riding accident some fourteen months earlier which ha...
Summer Balls and Garden Parties #57
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd June 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell-Ingram,Midsummer's Eve Ball,New Year's Eve Ball,County Ball,Bridgerton,Downton abbey,London,Berkeley Square,Laughton Estate,gardens,Alec Douglas-Home,Barings Bank
...he former Prime Minister of the UK).
The Hoar Cross set at the Staffordshire County Ball
A few years later in August 1936, Colonel Francis and Lady Dorothy Meynell celebrated the marriage of their eldest son, Hugo to Jean by organising a 'Laughton Tenants' Memorable Day at Hoar Cross'. This was a day of feasting and enjoyment for 200 tenants of the Meynell estate in Laughton who arrived in six comfortable coaches after travelling through Nottingham and Derby. Altogether there were 400 guests including family and friends who sat down to an excellent lunch in a large marquee on the lawn. Among the guests were tenants and cottagers from the Hoar Cross Est...
Summer Balls and Garden Parties #97
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th June 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,downton abbey,my dad bought a mansion,champagne,garden party,summer ball,ballroom,ball gown,London,midsummer's eve,new year's eve,Meynell,laughton estate,period drama,history,barings bank,Sir Alec Douglas Home,memoirs
...e, former Prime Minister of the UK).
The Staffordshire County Ball 'Jet Set' !
A few years later in August 1936, Colonel Francis and Lady Dorothy Meynell celebrated the marriage of their eldest son, Hugo to Jean by organising a 'Laughton Tenants' Memorable Day at Hoar Cross'. This was a day of feasting and enjoyment for 200 tenants of the Meynell estate in Laughton who arrived in six comfortable coaches after travelling through Nottingham and Derby. Altogether there were 400 guests including family and friends who sat down to an excellent lunch in a large marquee on the lawn. Among the guests were tenants and cottagers from the Hoar Cross Estate...