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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...
The Grand Opening #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th April 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Burmese,Chinese,Racing,Lady Dorothy,Red Cross Ball,Midsummer's Eve Ball,Bridgerton,keeping up with The Aristocrats,The Crown,Downton Abbey,World War Two
And so we move into 1971 and The preparation of Hoar Cross Hall so we could open it to The public by Easter. During The run up to buying The house my dad had been buying furniture, carpets and paintings like crazy and I remember our previous home being jam packed with chaise longues, sideboards and carved chests as well as all The suits of armour that he already had. This furniture was now set out in all The rooms. My mum’s collection of Victorian costumes were on display in The Ballroom as well as my dad’s collection of silver plated ‘display’ armour, which hung around The panelled walls; The suits of armour and The many paintings They had lined The Lon...
The GRAND OPENING #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st March 1971 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,suits of armour,ball room,gallery,grand opening
The GRAND OPENING: And so into 1971 and The preparation of The house so we could open it to The public by Easter. During The run up to buying The house my dad had been buying furniture, carpets and paintings like crazy and I remember our previous home being jam packed with chaise longues, sideboards and carved chests as well as all The arms and armour that he already had. This furniture was now set out in all The rooms.
The Long Gallery
My mum’s collection of Victorian costumes were on display in The Ballroom as well as my dad’s collection of silver plated ‘display’ armour, which hung around The panelled walls; The suits of armour and The m...The Grand Opening #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th November 2018 in Blogging | hoar cross hall,Meynell,lady dorothy,Chinese,Burmese,new year's eve,Midsummer,racing car,Japanese
The GRAND OPENING: And so we move into 1971 and The preparation of The Hall so we could open it to The public by Easter. During The run up to buying The house my dad had been buying furniture, carpets and paintings like crazy and I remember our previous home being jam packed with chaise longues, sideboards and carved chests as well as all The suits of armour that he already had. This furniture was now set out in all The rooms. My mum’s collection of Victorian costumes were on display in The Ballroom as well as my dad’s collection of silver plated ‘display’ armour, which hung around The panelled walls; The suits of armour and The many pai...
The Grand Opening #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th July 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Japanese mapel tree,midsummer's eve,new year's eve,parachute,red cross
The GRAND OPENING: And so we move into 1971 and The preparation of Hoar Cross Hall so we could open it to The public by Easter. During The run up to buying The house my dad had been buying furniture, carpets and paintings like crazy and I remember our previous home being jam packed with chaise longues, sideboards and carved chests as well as all The suits of armour that he already had. This furniture was now set out in all The rooms. My mum’s collection of Victorian costumes were on display in The Ballroom as well as my dad’s collection of silver plated ‘display’ armour, which hung around The panelled walls; The suits of armour and The many painti...The Grand Opening #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 21st September 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Burmese,Chinese,racing,Butler,Victorian
The GRAND OPENING: And so we move into 1971 and The preparation of Hoar Cross Hall so we could open it to The public by Easter. During The run up to buying The house my dad had been buying furniture, carpets and paintings like crazy and I remember our previous home being jam packed with chaise longues, sideboards and carved chests as well as all The suits of armour that he already had. This furniture was now set out in all The rooms. My mum’s collection of Victorian costumes were on display in The Ballroom as well as my dad’s collection of silver plated ‘display’ armour, which hung around The panelled walls; The suits of armour and The ma...