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Motor Racing Days #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th May 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Motor racing,Silverstone,mallory park,donington park,lotus elite,formula 2,Formula 1,Chris Meek,Pat Ferguson,Colditz,Brian Henton
...cape from Colditz Castle (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. He quickly became popular with the inmates when he built a 'still' and made illegal alcohol! However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have heard of them: “The Colditz Story” and “Esca...
Motor Racing Days #64
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th July 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Silverstone,Brands Hatch,Chasewater,Mallory Park,Colditz,Godfather,Chris Meek,british grand prix,volkswagon,Formula 1,Formula 2,The Alps,Lotus elite,second world war,Motor bikes
...cape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have heard of them: “The Colditz Story” and “Escape from Colditz” !
The forbidding Colditz Castle
When we moved to the Hall in 1970 my...
MOTOR RACING DAYS #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th February 1973 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,motor racing,pat ferguson,lotus,formula 3,formula 2,Colditz,silverstone,mallory park,chris meek
...cape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have heard of them: “The Colditz Story” and “Escape from Colditz” !
When we moved to the Hall in 1970 my dad was still involved with racing and...
Motor Racing Days #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th December 2018 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,donington park,mallory park,lotus elite,chris meek,pat ferguson,World War 2,Colditz,Silverstone,British grand Prix
...cape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have heard of them: “The Colditz Story” and “Escape from Colditz” !
When we moved to the Hall in 1970 my dad was still involved with racing and...
Motor Racing Days #8
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th August 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,motor racing,lotus elite,silverstone,Volkswagon,chris meek,Brian Henton,Colditz,BRM
...cape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have heard of them: “The Colditz Story” and “Escape from Colditz” !
When we moved to the Hall in 1970 my dad was still involved with racing and had...Motor Racing Days #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 28th June 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,mallory park,Silverstone,Chasewater,Brands Hatch,volkswagon,Colditz,Piers Courage,Fabian,North Africa
...cape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have heard of them: “The Colditz Story” and “Escape from Colditz” !
When we moved to the Hall in 1970 my dad was still involved with racing and had...