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The origins of the stately home #43
Posted by Viv Wilson on 24th March 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Saltford Manor House,Bath,Still room,bridgerton,Downton Abbey,keeping up with the aristocrats,Lord,Earl,Duke,Baron
So why are stately homes so called? Stately home actually means 'a large impressive old house with interesting history and usually visited by the public.' Well, I suppose they do look very 'stately' for a start but these houses were also a status symbol for the great families of England, who competed with each other to provide hospitality for the royal household who would travel around England meeting their subjects.
Stately homes were huge mansions which were always beautiful and the epitome of perfect architecture, often designed by famous architects of the day. The gardens too would be perfectly landscaped to show balance, variety, sequence and colour. One o...
The Origins of the Stately Home #39
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th January 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,manor house,stately home,palace,chateaux,saltford manor house,capability brown,Duke,Lord,Baron,Earl,Industrial Revolution,buckingham palace
Why are stately homes so called? Stately home actually means 'a large impressive old house with interesting history and usually visited by the public.' Well, I suppose they do look very 'stately' for a start but these houses were also a status symbol for the great families of England, who competed with each other to provide hospitality for the royal household who would travel around England meeting their subjects.
Stately homes were huge mansions which were always beautiful and the epitome of perfect architecture, often designed by famous architects of the day. The gardens too would be perfectly landscaped to show balance, variety, sequence and colour. One of t...
The Ballroom #70
Posted by Viv Wilson on 24th November 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,barons eden,hoar cross hall spa hotel,new years eve,Meynell,victorian,Red Cross,drawing room,mediaval,The Crown,Downton Abbey
Continuing my series on the rooms that were open to the public at Hoar Cross Hall, we move from the Library, through the secret door, to the Ballroom. Overlooking the gardens and the former deer-park, this beautifully proportioned room is elegant and grand.
The lower halves of the walls are covered in carved white and gold wood panelling which is complemented by the original hand printed blue wallpaper, again over 150 years old (see photo below). Incredibly the original wooden printing blocks for the wallpaper were in the house when we moved in and were on show to the public in this room. The fireplaces are made of marble with carved wood overmantels wh...