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The history of Temple Newsam #37

...about the history 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 mu...

Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history! #14

...HOAR CROSS HALL - A BIT OF history:  Due to many requests asking about the history of the house, this week I'm taking a break from my family's story to look back a few hundred years of what happened before we lived there!     Hoar Cross was part of Needwood Forest, the 11th century lands of Henry de Ferrers.  The land was passed down to Henry’s son and subsequent various people over the course of 500 years ending with the Webb family, around the 1730s, who bought the land and house known as the Manor of the Cross.  This was quite a large house built on a hill near Yoxall (which is the village next to Hoar Cross).  In 1740 the manor house was demolished...

The War Years and Beyond #38

...y say, is history!  This has now brought my blog full circle and if you would like to read it from the beginning (with new added stories, since remembered) please click here and feel free to share with your friends. I will also be writing a few more history blogs so keep a look out for those if that’s what grabs your interest plus I will be putting up more photos spanning the many decades at the Hall from the Victorian era right through to our time there in the seventies!  Enjoy!...

Temple Newsam and the Meynells

...years of history and 1500 acres of scenic parkland, along with many other delights. If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends.  More history next week!...

Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #11

...HOAR CROSS HALL - A BIT OF history:      Hoar Cross was part of Needwood Forest, the 11th century lands of Henry de Ferrers.  The land was passed down to Henry’s son and subsequent various people over the course of 500 years ending with the Webb family, around the 1730s, who bought the land and house known as the Manor of the Cross.  This was quite a large house built on a hill near Yoxall (which is the village next to Hoar Cross).  In 1740 the manor house was demolished and later the Hon. Charles Talbot bought the estate for £17,000.  Eventually it was sold to Hugo Meynell, who already owned huge amounts of property all over the county. This branch...

Moving in - to a stately home! #2

...MOVING IN -  TO A STATELY HOME!   My parents took vacant possession of Hoar Cross Hall in 1970 and the whole process of moving house was done over the summer months. We lived about 20 miles away in an old vicarage with a large garden and lots of outbuildings. This house was about 200 years old and they say Bonnie Prince Charlie marched past it on his way to battle back in the day, for all you history buffs out there! Actually I love history and I think my interest was fuelled by living in these historic houses as a child. My dad used to be a racing driver in the 1950s and before that he did motorcycle racing, often at nearby Donington Park. During the 1960s h...