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Rags to Riches #63
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th July 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell ingram,mediaeval banquets,Boer War,first world war,second world war,louis martin,derby walk of fame,olympics,Jamaica,The Meynell Ingram Arms,Downton abbey,The Crown,Bridgerton,Tony Blackburn,Radion 1,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...