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Moving Day Arrives #2

...a little pumping station in them and we discovered two huge ponds nearby. We found out that these were there to provide the house with water – every evening at 6pm the butler and footman would go over to the pumping station to pump water into the tanks which were situated in the two towers at each end of the house. This provided the house with fresh water each day. The ponds were also there in case the house ever caught fire and they had a ready supply of water! In another part of the woods we found a shed with an old fashioned fire engine in it from the Victorian days – still there after all those years! Clearing the woods - a huge task!   One day...

Moving in - to a stately home! #2

...a little pumping station in them and we discovered two huge ponds nearby. We found out that these were there to provide the house with water – every evening at 6pm the butler and footman would go over to the pumping station to pump water into the tanks which were situated in the two towers at each end of the house. This provided the house with fresh water each day. The ponds were also there in case the house ever caught fire and they had a ready supply of water! In another part of the woods we found a shed with a Victorian fire pump and ladders in it – still there after all those years! The Victorian fire ladders   One day whilst on baby sitting dut...

An Englishman's Home is his Mansion! #2

...a little pumping station in them and we discovered two huge ponds nearby. We found out that these were there to provide the house with water – every evening at 6pm the butler and footman would go over to the pumping station to pump water into the tanks which were situated in the two towers at each end of the house. This provided the house with fresh water each day. The ponds were also there in case the house ever caught fire and they had a ready supply of water! In another part of the woods we found a shed with an old fashioned fire engine in it from the Victorian days – still there after all those years!   The Victorian fire ladder   One day whil...

Moving into the Manor #2

...a little pumping station in them and we discovered two huge ponds nearby.  We found out that these were there to provide the house with water – every evening at 6pm the butler and footman would go over to the pumping station to pump water into the tanks which were situated in the two towers at each end of the house.  This provided the house with fresh water each day.  The ponds were also there in case the house ever caught fire and they had a ready supply of water!   In another part of the woods we found a shed with an old fashioned fire engine in it from the Victorian days – still there after all those years!  One day whilst on baby sitting duties m...

Moving house to a mansion #1

...a little pumping station in them and we discovered two huge ponds nearby.  We found out that these were there to provide the house with water – every evening at 6pm the butler and footman would go over to the pumping station to pump water into the tanks which were situated in the two towers at each end of the house.  This provided the house with fresh water each day.  The ponds were also there in case the house ever caught fire and they had a ready supply of water!   In another part of the woods we found a shed with an old fashioned fire engine in it from the Victorian days – still there after all those years!  One day whilst on baby sitting duties m...

The Graveyard Shift #23

...Life carried on at Hoar Cross Hall as best it could in difficult circumstances. My dad continued to go to Arms and Armour Fairs to buy and sell antiques and we also went to a mediaeval banquet in Cheshire one night, although it wasn’t anywhere near as good as ours! Once or twice we took my dad out with our friends to Derby, where he originated from, and that seemed to cheer him up. But he really needed to get away from the house for longer periods of time and when he saw a boat advertised for sale at Caernarvon he jumped at the chance and bought it. It was an ex lifeboat called The Bembo so quite sturdy, although in need of a lick of paint and a bit of TLC. Th...