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A New Year Calamity! #75
Posted by Viv Wilson on 29th December 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,new years eve,scottish piper,Balloons,christmas,mediaeval banquets,ballroom,my dad bought a mansion,downton abbey,the crown,haunting,ghosts,attics,bell,calamity
The New Year’s Eve Ball at Hoar Cross Hall was usually the highlight of the year. After twelve months of hard work, especially running the Mediaeval Banquets twice a week through the winter, we were always ready to see out the year in style with a big new year party. In those days it was always black tie for the men and long dresses for the ladies – usually around 500 people bought tickets for an evening of entertainment with a dance band, disco and a meal. At midnight a man dressed in traditional Scottish regalia, including a kilt and sporran, would pipe in the new year with his bagpipes. Down the Long Gallery he would slowly walk and into the Ballr...A New Year Calamity! #90
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd January 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,auld lang syne,stately home,history,historic houses,national trust,christmas,scottish piper,black tie,ballgown,my dad bought a mansion
The New Year’s Eve Balls at Hoar Cross Hall were usually the highlight of the year during the 1970s. After twelve months of hard work, especially running the Mediaeval Banquets twice a week through the winter, we were always ready to see out the year in style with a big new year party. In those days it was always black tie for the men and long dresses for the ladies – usually around 500 people bought tickets for an evening of entertainment with a dance band, disco and a meal. At midnight a man dressed in traditional Scottish regalia, including a kilt and sporran, would pipe in the new year with his bagpipes. Down the Long Gallery he would slowly walk...
Here Comes the Bride (Part 1) #29
Posted by Viv Wilson on 23rd March 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,church of the holy angels,strippers,best man,wedding,vicar,bride,groom
...ay at his best man’s house. But his best man had other ideas for Kev’s last night as a bachelor – as he worked in the entertainment industry he hired two strippers who turned up at the pub and started to do their act. The Landlady was a bit strait laced and ordered them all out so where to go now? They all decided to come back to the Hall as two of our friends now lived in the East Wing apartments, and they carried on with their party there.
When I came home and went up to bed, I passed the door leading to the apartments and could hear a lot of noise. I went into the East Wing and listened at the door; it sounded like they were having a lot more fun than...Get me to the church on time! #30
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th November 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,church of the holy angels,burton on trent,birmingham,ghost,downton abbey,historic houses,stag and hen party,suits of armour
...ay at his best man’s house. But his best man had other ideas for Kev’s last night as a bachelor – as he worked in the entertainment industry he hired two strippers who turned up at the pub and started to do their act. The Landlady was a bit strait laced and ordered them all out so where to go now? They all decided to come back to the Hall as two of our friends now lived in the East Wing apartments, and they carried on with their party there.
When I came home and went up to bed, I passed the door leading to the apartments and could hear a lot of noise. I went into the East Wing and listened at the door; it sounded like they were having a lot more...Here comes the bride (Part 1) #30
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd August 1980 in Early Days | bride,banns,wedding,injunction,stag,hen,solicitor,champagne,ferrari,chris meek
...ay at his best man’s house. But his best man had
other ideas for Kev’s last night as a bachelor – as he worked in the entertainment industry he hired two strippers who turned up at the pub and started to do their act. The Landlady was a bit strait laced and ordered them all out so where to go now? They all decided to come back to the Hall as two of our friends now lived in the East Wing apartments, and they carried on with their party there.
When I came home and went up to bed, I passed the door leading to the apartments and could hear a lot of noise. I went in to the East Wing and listened at the door; it sounded like they were having a lot m...Here comes the Bride (Part 1) # 30
Posted by Viv Wilson on 10th May 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Hall,Birmingham,strippers,stag do,hen do,vicar
...ay at his best man’s house. But his best man had other ideas for Kev’s last night as a bachelor – as he worked in the entertainment industry he hired two strippers who turned up at the pub and started to do their act. The Landlady was a bit strait laced and ordered them all out so where to go now? They all decided to come back to the Hall as two of our friends now lived in the East Wing apartments, and they carried on with their party there.
When I came home and went up to bed, I passed the door leading to the apartments and could hear a lot of noise. I went into the East Wing and listened at the door; it sounded like they were having a lot more f...