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My Dad Bought A Mansion! #1
Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th October 2018 in Growing Up In Stately Home | hoar cross hall,staffordshire,mansion,meynell,ingram,church,holy angels,drawing room,ballroom,chapel,library,secret doors,famous five,lichfield,history,pub,armour
MY DAD BOUGHT A MANSION! It was the summer of 1970, Mungo Jerry was at the top of the hit parade and we were about to move house. But not to any old house – to a 70 roomed mansion in 20 acres of grounds! For years my dad had collected antiques, ever since he was a young boy of 12, and it was his dream to own a large house where he could put them on show to the general public. In the 1970s he owned the largest private collection of arms and armour in the country and his dream was about to be realised; but little did we know what a nightmare would unfold before us.
Hoar Cross Hall was the home of the Meynell Ingram family who originated from Leiceste...
Rags to Riches #15
Posted by Viv Wilson on 8th August 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Jamaica,alabaster,Derby walk of fame,Olympics,Louis Martin,first world war,second world war,Downton Abey,Bridgerton,period drama
...ecoming a nightmare as the banquets took their toll on the house and on my parents’ marriage. I was also growing up now and hated being stuck at home all the time – I vowed that if I had children I would never bring them up in such a remote place! The local pub, The Meynell, started having a disco every week which my friend and I went to but which my dad soon put a stop to when he saw the type of ‘long haired yobbos’ that went to it! I was furious. These were different times now and my dad, being so much older than me, couldn’t cope with it. He always dressed in a shirt, tie and waistcoat every day and hated the new look for men of jeans, tee-shirts an...
My Dad Bought a Mansion #1
Posted by Viv Wilson on 26th April 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Bill,mounting block,Victorian,long gallery,Ballroom,Library,Chapel,Derby,Lichfield,ghost hunters
...MY DAD BOUGHT A MANSION!
It was the summer of 1970, Mungo Jerry was at the top of the hit parade and we were about to move house. But not to any old house – to a 70 roomed mansion in 20 acres of grounds! For years my dad had collected antiques, ever since he was a young boy of 12, and it was his dream to own a large house where he could put them on show to the general public. In the 1970s he owned the largest private collection of arms and armour in the country and his dream was about to be realised; but little did we know what a nightmare would unfold before us.
Hoar Cross Hall was the home of the Meynell Ingram family who originated from Leicestershir...
Growing up in a stately home #1
Posted by Viv Wilson on 30th March 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,church of the holy angels,mounting block,cellars,attics,bridgerton,keeping up with the aristocrats,downton abbey,Derby,Lichfield,Needwood
...It was the summer of 1970, Mungo Jerry was at the top of the hit parade and we were about to move house. But not to any old house – to a 70 roomed mansion in 20 acres of grounds! For years my dad had collected antiques, ever since he was a young boy of 12, and it was his dream to own a large house where he could put them on show to the general public. In the 1970s he owned the largest private collection of arms and armour in the country and his dream was about to be realised; but little did we know what a nightmare would unfold before us.
Hoar Cross Hall was the home of the Meynell Ingram family who originated from Leicestershire. Hugo Meynell of Quorndon was...Rags to Riches #14
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st July 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Italian,Derby,first world war,second world war,Bridgerton,Downton Abbey,tony blackburn,Michaelangelo
...ecoming a nightmare as the banquets took their toll on the house and on my parents’ marriage. I was also growing up now and hated being stuck at home all the time – I vowed that if I had children I would never bring them up in such a remote place! The local pub, The Meynell, started having a disco every week which my friend and I went to but which my dad soon put a stop to when he saw the type of ‘long haired yobbos’ that went to it! I was furious. These were different times now and my dad, being so much older than me, couldn’t cope with it. He always dressed in a shirt, tie and waistcoat every day and hated the new look for men of jeans, tee-shirts an...
Queen Alexandra - my family #52
Posted by Viv Wilson on 28th April 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,King Charles,King Edward VII,King Edward VIII,King George V,Queen Alexandra,Cowes,Britannia,buckingham palace,Hyde Park,The Crown,Downton Abbey,Bernsdorff Palace,Isle of wight,Amazon
...security nightmare with two monarchs in one place!
The King of Denmark
This picture shows Alexandra's father, the King of Denmark (centre), Christian IX, on the steps of Bernstorff Palace, his summer residence near Copenhagen. With him are two of his grandsons.
The Palace was originally built for the Foreign Minister, Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff and completed in May 1765. However, Bernstorff left Denmark in 1770 after being dismissed by the regent, Johann Friedrich Struensee. It was designed by the French architect Nicolas-Henri Jardin and remained in the Bernstorff family until 1812. In 1842 it was bought by Queen Alexandra's grandfath...