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Home fit for a King #53
Posted by Viv Wilson on 4th May 2023 in Growing Up In a stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,King Charles III,Queen Consort,william the conqueror,queen elizabeth,The Crown,Downton Abbey,king george vi,Queen Mother,buckingham palace,st james palace,Westminster palace
With the Coronation of King Charles III almost upon us, this week's blog focuses on the palace that he now calls home – or the 'Headquarters' of the Royal Family.
This residence is Buckingham palace which is the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom and where many state occasions take place, but Buckingham palace was originally known as Buckingham House. The building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It was acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as Th...
Meet the Neighbours - Coombe Abbey # 81
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th June 2024 in Growing Up In a stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,Meynell,mediaeval banquets,Earl of Craven,capability brown,Coventry City Council,Warwickshire,Cistercian monks,monasteries,King james I,King Henry VIII,Edward IV,Gunpowder plot,Earl of Warwick,Bridgerton,Downton Abbey,history,barons eden,stately home,haunted house,my dad bought a mansion
Although this house isn’t quite so neighbourly to Hoar Cross Hall as the others in this series, it is loosely linked to the hall as it was the inspiration for the Mediaeval Banquets that my parents ran in the 1970s. They went along one night, to one of their banquets, to see what the format was and saw immediately how popular they were and so decided to start their own brand of banquets. The Coombe Abbey banquets were very traditional and had minstrels playing lutes etc while people ate their meal. The entertainment too was typical of mediaeval amusement of the times and I remember my parents saying it was an enjoyable night out but not terribly lively!...A Home fit for a King #21
Posted by Viv Wilson on 17th September 2022 in Growing Up In a stately Home | hoar cross hall,Buckingham palace,The Crown,The Monarchy,King Charles III,prince of wales,duchy of cornwall,Queen Victoria,Downton Abbey,william the conqueror
In this week's blog I am focusing on the royal family again and the stately homes which they grew up in.
The main residence for the Royal family is Buckingham palace which is the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom and where many state occasions take place, but Buckingham palace was originally known as Buckingham House. The building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It was acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as The Queen's House. During the 19th ce...
Hoar Cross Hall - A bit of History #54
Posted by Viv Wilson on 12th May 2023 in Growing Up In a stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,st james palace,first world war,second world war,military cross,Bishop of Portsmouth,Red Cross,church of the holy angels,mediterranean,the crown,downton abbey,my dad bought a mansion
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 and was now about to add another one to his portfolio.
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Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history! #14
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd June 1973 in History | Meynell,First World War,Second World War,Newborough,Hugo Meynell,William the Conqueror,hoar cross hall,red cross,George VI,Queen mother
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...Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #15
Posted by Viv Wilson on 26th January 2019 in Growing Up In a stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell,fox hunting,quorn hall,temple newsam,emily meynell,bowes-lyon,Eton college
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.
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