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The Halifax Estates - Garrowby #46
Posted by VIv Wilson on 15th March 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,hickleton hall,Garrowby Estate,Pocklington,Country Life,king George v,Queen Mary,Temple Newsam,Queen Consort,King charles,Lord Irwin,Queen VIctoria,The Crown,Downton Abbey,VIscount halifax,belgrave square,queen elizabeth,Duke of Edinburgh,Royal Ascot
Hugo Meynell-Ingram and his wife Emily Charlotte built Hoar Cross Hall to be their home after getting married in 1863. Emily was the daughter of Sir Charles Wood, 1st VIscount Halifax who owned considerable estates in the north of England. Their wealth came from the discovery of coal on their ancestral estate. In addition to this Sir Charles had a very successful political career, owning many seats in Garrowby and Pocklington near York; Hickleton near Doncaster and a home in Belgrave Square, London.
He was a member of the Whig party, which in those days was likened to the Liberal party of today and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846-52. In the 1850...
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
...r married George VI and became our Queen then our Queen Mother.
African mother and baby c1900 from Emily Meynell's album
Frederick and Lady Mary had five children: Francis, Robert, Everard, Charles and Margaret. When Frederick passed away in 1910, aged 61, Francis inherited the Staffordshire and Lincolnshire estates. All the sons served in the First World War and even Margaret served with the Red Cross as a volunteer. Francis married Lady Dorothy Legge in 1907, the elder daughter of the 6th Earl of Dartmouth. On the death of his father they moved into Hoar Cross Hall and raised their family of five children. Sadly, one of their children die...
Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #11
Posted by VIv Wilson on 17th November 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,first world war,second world war,christian community,Goshen,El Alamein,HRH Princess Alice,Earl of Dartmouth
...r married George VI and became our Queen then our Queen Mother.
Soldiers in a Commonwealth country
Frederick and Lady Mary had five children: Francis, Robert, Everard, Charles and Margaret. When Frederick passed away in 1910, aged 61, Francis inherited the Staffordshire and Lincolnshire estates. All the sons served in the First World War and even Margaret served with the Red Cross as a volunteer. Francis married Lady Dorothy Legge in 1907, the elder daughter of the 6th Earl of Dartmouth. On the death of his father they moved into Hoar Cross Hall and raised their family of five children. Sadly, one of their children died aged 8 years. In 1919...
Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #13
Posted by VIv Wilson on 7th September 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Quorn hunt,fox huntiing,william the conqueror,Florence,mediterranean,River Nile,British Empire
...r married George VI and became our Queen then our Queen Mother
Frederick and Lady Mary had five children: Francis, Robert, Everard, Charles and Margaret. When Frederick passed away in 1910, aged 61, Francis inherited the Staffordshire and Lincolnshire estates. All the sons served in the First World War and even Margaret served with the Red Cross as a volunteer. Francis married Lady Dorothy Legge in 1907, the elder daughter of the 6th Earl of Dartmouth. On the death of his father they moved into Hoar Cross Hall and raised their family of five children. Sadly, one of their children died aged 8 years. In 1919 Lady Dorothy founded the Hoar Cross Women’s Institute...
Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #14
Posted by VIv Wilson on 1st August 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,de Mesnil,william the conqueror,Emily Meynell,El Alamein,second world war,Downton Abbey,Bridgerton,River Nile
...r married George VI and became our Queen then our Queen Mother.
Frederick and Lady Mary had five children: Francis, Robert, Everard, Charles and Margaret. When Frederick passed away in 1910, aged 61, Francis inherited the Staffordshire and Lincolnshire estates. All the sons served in the First World War and even Margaret served with the Red Cross as a volunteer. Francis married Lady Dorothy Legge in 1907, the elder daughter of the 6th Earl of Dartmouth. On the death of his father they moved into Hoar Cross Hall and raised their family of five children. Sadly, one of their children died aged 8 years. In 1919 Lady Dorothy founded the Hoar Cross Women’s Institut...
Suits you Sir! #22
Posted by VIv Wilson on 23rd September 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Bodley,suits of armour,Long Gallery,downton abbey,The Crown,Queen,Parrot,banquet,breastplate,church of the holy angels
...When we moved to Hoar Cross Hall in 1970 the organ in the private chapel wasn’t working as the house had been empty for 20 years. It was such a shame as it had been designed by George Bodley, the famous organ maker of the 19th century. The chapel itself had been added about 25 years after the house was built at the staggering cost of just under £1000! When one of the VIsitors to the house said he could fix the organ, my dad readily agreed. This chap really loved organs and volunteered his serVIces free of charge just for the love of mending this musical work of art; my dad was over the moon! Alas, after remoVIng all the pipes and laying them out in the baseme...