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My Dad Bought a Mansion #1

...ugo had a horse riding accident and had been bed-ridden ever since – he died in May of that year. They had no children and Emily built The Church of the Holy Angels in the grounds of the hall in memory of her husband. This is the church that I got married in almost a hundred years later. On Hugo’s death Emily inherited many large estates and they say she was a double millionairess – which in those days was a huge amount of money! And so we moved to this house with all its history and tragedies in the summer of 1970. My family consisted of my mum,  Gwynyth and dad, William (or Bill as he was known) and two younger brothers Gavin and Piers - and the five o...

My Dad Bought A Mansion! #1

...ugo had a horse riding accident and had been bed-ridden ever since – he died in May of that year.  They had no children and Emily built The Church of the Holy Angels in the grounds of the hall in memory of her husband.  This is the church that I got married in almost a hundred years later.  On Hugo’s death Emily inherited many large estates and they say she was a double millionairess – which in those days was a huge amount of money!   And so we moved to this house with all its history and tragedies in the summer of 1970. My family consisted of my mum and dad and two younger brothers and the five of us were about to take on a stately home in the middl...

Growing up in a stately home #1

...ugo had a horse riding accident and had been bed-ridden ever since – he died in May of that year. They had no children and Emily built The Church of the Holy Angels in the grounds of the hall in memory of her husband. This is the church that I got married in almost a hundred years later. On Hugo’s death Emily inherited many large estates and they say she was a double millionairess – which in those days was a huge amount of money! And so we moved to this house with all its history and tragedies in the summer of 1970. Old Hall - the original home of the Meynells   My family consisted of my mum and dad and two younger brothers and the five of us were...

The Graveyard Shift #23

...ringing a horse into the pub one lunchtime and standing with it in the bar while he sipped his G & T ! Only in rural England! "Why the long face?" asks the Landlord    Don’t miss next week’s exciting instalment:    'Whodunit in the Library?'   If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends. Follow me around my childhood home in my 'Tour of the Hall' – click here to view and subscribe to my YouTube channel. OUT NOW!!!  'My Dad Bought a Mansion' is out in book form on Amazon - all my memoirs packed with lots of photographs from the times.  Go check it out here and let...

The Graveyard Shift..... #24

...ringing a horse into the pub one lunchtime and standing with it in the bar while he sipped his G & T - only in England!   Don’t miss next week’s exciting instalment:  Whodunnit in the Library? To read my story from the beginning, please Click Here!Subscribe now and please share with any friends that might be interested in my story!...

Gardeners' World #38

...cut by a horse drawn mower, a task carried out by the chauffeur of all people! One of the family told us that back in the early days the head gardener was pushed around in a wheelchair when he was older, inspecting the lawns – apparently if he saw a weed amongst the grass blades he would tell one of the gardeners to pluck it out straightaway! A horse drawn mower used at one of Emily Meynell's houses   Emily Meynell Ingram employed a Mr Rowley especially to carry out her plans of planting the yew hedges, of which there were many. At each side of the garden was a long walk bordered by yew hedges down to the ha-ha wall at the bottom. Across the bottom of...