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The Grand Opening #5
Posted by Viv Wilson on 24th May 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,brochure,racing cars,suits of armour,balls,silver armour,chaise longue,damask room
A few months after moving in preparations at Hoar Cross Hall were going well, so that we could open it to the public by Easter. During the run up to buying the house my dad had been buying furniture, carpets and paintings like crazy and I remember our previous home being jam packed with chaise longues, sideboards and carved chests as well as all the suits of armour that he already had. This furniture was now set out in all the rooms. My mum’s collection of Victorian costumes were on display in the Ballroom as well as my dad’s collection of silver plated ‘display’ armour, which hung around the panelled walls; the suits of armour and the many paintin...
The Graveyard Shift #23
Posted by Viv Wilson on 10th October 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Library,Boat,solicitors,Police
...le with a chaise longue, traveller’s chest, games table, chairs or paintings (whatever he had sold that week) and carry it through the grounds, then through the churchyard, finally meeting with the buyer who was waiting with a large van in the lane! The things you do to help out! It was like being in the middle of an Agatha Christie novel – carrying a suspicious item through the graveyard by moonlight with owls hooting, while we grunted and groaned forever cursing my parents for splitting up! Some of that stuff was heavy and it was a pretty spooky experience considering the ghostly activity in the house. This went on for weeks until a lot of the larger items...The Graveyard Shift #23
Posted by Viv Wilson on 30th September 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,King Charles,caernarvon,Wales,Police,church,ghosts,agatha christie
...le with a chaise longue, traveller’s chest, games table, chairs or paintings (whatever he had sold that week) and carry it through the grounds, then through the churchyard, finally meeting with the buyer who was waiting with a large van in the lane! The things you do to help out! It was like being in the middle of an Agatha Christie film – carrying a suspicious item through the graveyard by moonlight with owls hooting, while we grunted and groaned forever cursing my parents for splitting up! Some of that stuff was heavy and it was a pretty spooky experience considering the ghostly activity in the house. This went on for weeks until a lot of the larger items...
The Graveyard Shift..... #24
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st July 1976 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,spooky,horse,pub,gentry,police,ghostly,agatha christie,moonlight,boat,Caernarvon
...le with a chaise longue, traveller’s chest, games table, chairs or paintings (whatever he had sold that week) and carry it through the grounds, then through the churchyard, finally meeting with the buyer who was waiting with a large van in the lane! The things you do to help out! It was like being in the middle of an Agatha Christie novel – carrying a suspicious item through the graveyard by moonlight with owls hooting, while we grunted and groaned forever cursing my parents for splitting up! Some of that stuff was heavy and it was a pretty spooky experience considering the ghostly activity in the house.
To alleviate the stress of all these problems w...The Graveyard Shift! #25
Posted by Viv Wilson on 7th April 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,caernarvon,Wales,Prince of Wales,agatha christie,England
...le with a chaise longue, traveller’s chest, games table, chairs or paintings (whatever he had sold that week) and carry it through the grounds, then through the churchyard, finally meeting with the buyer who was waiting with a large van in the lane! The things you do to help out! It was like being in the middle of an Agatha Christie novel – carrying a suspicious item through the graveyard by moonlight with owls hooting, while we grunted and groaned forever cursing my parents for splitting up! Some of that stuff was heavy and it was a pretty spooky experience considering the ghostly activity in the house. This went on for weeks until a lot of the larg...The graveyard shift #24
Posted by Viv Wilson on 16th February 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hotel,Meynell Arms,English,gentry,Bembo,caernarvon,prince of wales
...le with a chaise longue, traveller’s chest, games table, chairs or paintings (whatever he had sold that week) and carry it through the grounds, then through the churchyard, finally meeting with the buyer who was waiting with a large van in the lane! The things you do to help out! It was like being in the middle of an Agatha Christie novel – carrying a suspicious item through the graveyard by moonlight with owls hooting, while we grunted and groaned forever cursing my parents for splitting up! Some of that stuff was heavy and it was a pretty spooky experience considering the ghostly activity in the house. This went on for weeks until a lot of the larg...