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The Kitchen Maid's Story #35
Posted by Viv Wilson on 16th June 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,first world war,second world war,London,Parliament,Glasgow,butler
...a form of 19th century networking. Daughters of marriageable age were introduced to society and presented to the monarch of the day as debutantes. They would be taken to a flurry of parties to meet eligible young men in the hope that they would make a good marriage. For the servants it must have been quite exciting being in the big city and seeing all the sights and one of the benefits was that on their half day they would be allowed out until 10pm instead of 9.30pm!
Once the season was over and Jenny returned to the Hall she was busy in the kitchen straightaway. She tells how there were visitors arriving and her statement below shows the implications f...
The Kitchen Maid's Story #34
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th April 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | meynell,hoar cross hall,University of East Anglia,spa hotel,second world war,London season,Cook,Parliament
...a form of 19th century networking. Daughters of marriageable age were introduced to society and presented to the monarch of the day as debutantes. They would be taken to a flurry of parties to meet eligible young men in the hope that they would make a good marriage. For the servants it must have been quite exciting being in the big city and seeing all the sights and one of the benefits was that on their half day off they would be allowed out until 10pm instead of 9.30pm!
Once the season was over and Jenny returned to the Hall she was busy in the kitchen straightaway. She tells how there were visitors arriving and her statement below shows the implications for t...The Kitchen Maid's Story #37
Posted by Viv Wilson on 21st February 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,servant,lady dorothy,first world war,Glasgow University,Rolls Royce,1920s
...a form of 19th century networking. Daughters of marriageable age were introduced to society and presented to the monarch of the day as debutantes. They would be taken to a flurry of parties to meet eligible young men in the hope that they would make a good marriage. For the servants it must have been quite exciting being in the big city and seeing all the sights and one of the benefits was that on their half day they would be allowed out until 10pm instead of 9.30pm!
Once the season was over and Jenny returned to the Hall she was busy in the kitchen straightaway. She tells how there were visitors arriving and her statement below shows the implications for the s...
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...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
...uring the 19th century it was enlarged by architects who constructed three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace became the London residence of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.
The back of Buckingham Palace where the Queen had her garden parties
In the Middle Ages the site of the future palace formed part of the Manor of Ebury. The marshy ground was watered by the river Tyburn, which still flows below the courtyard and south wing of the palace. Where the river was fordable (at Cow Ford), the village of Eye Cross grew – it seems incredible now that there was a village right in the heart of London! Ownership...
THE GRAND OPENING #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st March 1971 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,suits of armour,ball room,gallery,grand opening
...THE GRAND OPENING: And so into 1971 and the preparation of the house so we could open it to the public by Easter. During the run up to buying the house my dad had been buying furniture, carpets and paintings like crazy and I remember our previous home being jam packed with chaise longues, sideboards and carved chests as well as all the arms and armour that he already had. This furniture was now set out in all the rooms.
The Long Gallery
My mum’s collection of Victorian costumes were on display in the Ballroom as well as my dad’s collection of silver plated ‘display’ armour, which hung around the panelled walls; the suits of armour and the m...