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What the Butler Saw! #38

...house in Belgrave Square for three months at a time. He was at Hoar Cross for eight years and then got a footman's post to the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, Governor of Northern Ireland. Albert Kennard in his footman's uniform   The daughters of aristocratic families were often attracted to fine, upstanding footmen, as they were always in the house and therefore, near to the family.  The butler would often have to keep an eye on the footmen as mixing with the family was unheard of. However, the girls would find ways of being in the same place as these young men, especially if they went out on a carriage ride, as the footmen would stand at the back of t...

The Halifax Estates - Garrowby #46

...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...

What the Butler Saw! #42

...house in Belgrave Square for three months at a time.  He was at Hoar Cross for eight years and then he got a footman's post to the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, Governor of Northern Ireland. Albert Kennard, footman   The daughters of aristocratic families were often attracted to fine, upstanding footmen, as they were always in the house and therefore, nearby. The butler would often have to keep an eye on the footmen as mixing with the family was unheard of. However, the girls would find ways of being in the same place as these young men, especially if they went out on a carriage ride as the footmen would stand at the back of the carriage and – oh my!...

Temple Newsam and the Meynells

...TEMPLE NEWSAM AND THE MEYNELLS:     On 11th August 1863, Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram married the Hon. Emily Charlotte, daughter of Sir Charles Wood, Bart, afterwards 1st Viscount Halifax.  The Woods were an old gentry family, for many centuries respectable York merchants.  They were to turn grand upon the discovery of coal beneath their ancestral estates.  This was the great Barnsley field, with several hundred acres of Britain's deepest and finest coal.  Sir Charles Wood had a distinguished political career and they owned family seats at Garrowby, Pocklington, near York and Hickleton, near Doncaster.  They also owned a London house in Belgrave Square....

The Life and Times of an Upper Class Family #41

...house in Belgrave Square.   Hickleton House, near York   Emily Charlotte's mother was Lady Mary Grey, youngest daughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl and Whig Prime Minister from 1830-34. It was he who the famous Earl Grey tea was named after, after a special taste was created by adding oil of bergemot to black tea. His administration was also responsible for passing the first Reform Act of 1832 which changed how the elections were done and meant that the middle classes could vote also. Once Hugo and Emily were married they moved to Hoar Cross and lived in Old Hall which was a hunting lodge near to where they were later to build Hoar Cross Hall. Tragical...

The life and times of an upper class family #42

...house in Belgrave Square. Emily Charlotte's mother was Lady Mary Grey, youngest daughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl and Whig Prime Minister from 1830-34. It was he who the famous Earl Grey tea was named after, after a special taste was created by adding oil of bergemot to black tea. His administration was also responsible for passing the first Reform Act of 1832 which changed how the elections were done and meant that the middle classes could vote also. Once Hugo and Emily were married they moved to Hoar Cross and lived in Old Hall which was a hunting lodge near to where they were later to build Hoar Cross Hall. Tragically, after moving into the Hall, which to...