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Christmas High Jinks!
Posted by Viv Wilson on 21st December 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | Meynell,Christmas,grave,ghost,bell-ringers,mince pies
...of food, mince pies and mulled wine along with a group of bell-ringers to finish off the evening. The thought of nice Christmas fare was enough to mollify them but they were already thinking up tricks they could play on the unsuspecting parishoners!
The day of the Carol Service arrived and as they approached the church Gavin and Viv went to show their mother where the grave was. But as they got nearer they couldn’t find it.
“How strange,” said Viv. “I’m sure it was here, just round the corner from the front door!”
They looked around but couldn’t see anything but overgrown grass and crooked headstones. Their mother bustled them into the...
Ghosts of Christmas Past #88
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th December 2024 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,Haunted,ghost,christmas,attics,December,history,historic houses,stately home,Alice,mince pies,Library,victorian,Downton abbey,The Aristocrats,The Royal Family,my dad bought a mansion
...and some mince pies.”
The children came running at the sound of food and soon they were getting stuck into the pies. Mrs Meynell had come to wish them a Merry Christmas and had brought them a card and some small gifts. Soon she was regaling them with stories of the Hall from when she and her family had lived there in the 1930s. She told them about the noises in the attic and how the servants complained about sleeping up there. Then she told them about someone knocking on their bedroom doors in the middle of the night. After that she told them about a little girl that used to run around the house, who could be heard giggling, of a room in the baseme...
Christmas High Jinks! #29
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th December 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,new years eve,midsummer's eve,grave,candles,verger,bell-ringers,carol service
...of food, mince pies and mulled wine along with a group of bell-ringers to finish off the evening. The thought of nice Christmas fare was enough to mollify them but they were already thinking up tricks they could play on the unsuspecting parishoners!
The day of the Carol Service arrived and as they approached the church Gavin and Viv went to show their mother where the grave was. But as they got nearer they couldn’t find it.
“How strange,” said Viv. “I’m sure it was here, just round the corner from the front door!”
“It was here!” shouted Gavin. “There's the stone that I tripped over.”
“But why would it disappear after all our hard work,...
Christmas High Jinks! #31
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th December 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Christmas,New Year's Eve,candle,church,vicar,bellringers,carol service,haunting,grave
...of food, mince pies and mulled wine along with a group of bell-ringers to finish off the evening. The thought of nice Christmas fare was enough to mollify them but they were already thinking up tricks they could play on the unsuspecting parishoners!
The day of the Carol Service arrived and as they approached the church Gavin and Viv went to show their mother where the grave was. But as they got nearer they couldn’t find it.
“How strange,” said Viv. “I’m sure it was here, just round the corner from the front door!”
They looked around but couldn’t see anything but overgrown grass and crooked headstones. Their mother bustled them into the church s...
Christmas High Jinks #72
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th December 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,new years eve,Midsummer,Christmas,church,carols,bells,Downton Abbey,The Crown,mulled wine
...of food, mince pies and mulled wine along with a group of bell-ringers to finish off the evening. The thought of nice Christmas fare was enough to mollify them but they were already thinking up tricks they could play on the unsuspecting parishioners!
The day of the Carol Service arrived and as they approached the church Gavin and Viv went to show their mother where the grave was. But as they got nearer they couldn’t find it.
“How strange,” said Viv. “I’m sure it was here, just round the corner from the front door!”
They looked around but couldn’t see anything but overgrown grass and crooked headstones. Their mother bustled them into the...Christmas High Jinks #87
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th December 2024 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,Barons Eden,Christmas,New Years Eve,Church,Nativity,Bellringers,Carol singers,Candles,ghost,A Christmas Carol,Mulled wine,christmas cake,haunted house,stately home,mansion
...of food, mince pies and mulled wine along with a group of bell-ringers to finish off the evening. The thought of nice Christmas fare was enough to mollify them but they were already thinking up tricks they could play on the unsuspecting parishioners!
The day of the Carol Service arrived and as they approached the church Gavin and Viv went to show their mother where the grave was. But as they got nearer they couldn’t find it.
“How strange,” said Viv. “I’m sure it was here, just round the corner from the front door!”
They looked around but couldn’t see anything but overgrown grass and crooked headstones. Their mother bustled them into the...