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Royal visitors at Hoar Cross Hall #10

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Hoar Cross Hall - a bit of history #17

If you love to read an class='highlight'>upan> on the history of old houses then you'll love to hear about all the generations of people that lived at Hoar Cross Hall.  Hoar Cross was part of Needwood Forest, the 11th century lands of Henry de Ferrers. The land was passed down to Henry’s son and subsequent various people over the course of 500 years endan class='highlight'>inan>g with the Webb family, around the 1730s, who bought the land and house known as the Manor of the Cross. This was quite a large house built on a hill near Yoxall (which is the village next to Hoar Cross). an class='highlight'>inan> 1740 the manor house was demolished and later the Hon. Charles Talbot bought the estate for £17,000. Eventually it was sold t...

Royal Visitors at Hoar Cross Hall #20

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Royal Visitors at Hoar Cross Hall #49

With the Kan class='highlight'>inan>g's Coronation looman class='highlight'>inan>g on 6th May an class='highlight'>inan> the UK, I thought I'd do some royal family related articles this month startan class='highlight'>inan>g with royal visitors at the Hall an class='highlight'>inan> the 1920s. I also have a book called Queen alexandra's Christmas Gift Book which was left an class='highlight'>inan> the Library and shows personal photos from her own camera which she took of the royal family between 1900-1910 -  a rare an class='highlight'>inan>sight an class='highlight'>inan>deed an class='highlight'>inan>to what the royals did an class='highlight'>inan> their leisure time!  I will be sharan class='highlight'>inan>g these photos over the next month leadan class='highlight'>inan>g an class='highlight'>upan> to the Coronation and hope you fan class='highlight'>inan>d them as fascan class='highlight'>inan>atan class='highlight'>inan>g as I do. Royal Visitors From earliest times the kan class='highlight'>inan>g's court has travelled around the kan class='highlight'>inan>gdom so the kan class='highlight'>inan>g...

a New Year Calamity! #90

The New Year’s Eve Balls at Hoar Cross Hall were usually the highlight of the year duran class='highlight'>inan>g the 1970s.  after twelve months of hard work, especially runnan class='highlight'>inan>g the Mediaeval Banquets twice a week through the wan class='highlight'>inan>ter, we were always ready to see out the year an class='highlight'>inan> style with a big new year party.  an class='highlight'>inan> those days it was always black tie for the men and long dresses for the ladies – usually around 500 people bought tickets for an evenan class='highlight'>inan>g of entertaan class='highlight'>inan>ment with a dance band, disco and a meal.  at midnight a man dressed an class='highlight'>inan> traditional Scottish regalia, an class='highlight'>inan>cludan class='highlight'>inan>g a kilt and sporran, would pipe an class='highlight'>inan> the new year with his bagpipes.  Down the Long Gallery he would slowly walk...

Meet the Neighbours - Blithfield Hall #78

This month I start a brand new series on stately homes local to Hoar Cross Hall and the first one is Blithfield Hall, which was probably the nearest stately home neighbour to Hoar Cross Hall and had been privately owned by the Bagot family san class='highlight'>inan>ce the 14th century.  The house, which is Grade I listed, is situated between Rugeley and abbots Bromley and is about 6 miles from the Hall.  I remember callan class='highlight'>inan>g round with my parents once to see Nancy, Lady Bagot, and admiran class='highlight'>inan>g the goats they had roaman class='highlight'>inan>g around the nearby fields.  Blithfield Hall is known as the home of a breed of goat, the Bagot goat, which for several hundred years have lived semi-wild on the estate....