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The life and times of an upper class family #42
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th March 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Earl Grey,Earl Grey tea,Prime Minister,hickleton hall,Queen Mother,Scotland,keeping up with the aristocrats,Downton Abbey,My dad bought a mansion
...e. In her memoirs, “Sunshine and shadows over a long life” she recalled her days at Hoar Cross with much pleasure. They were full of work – political work, estate work and church work. Also artistic work and house decoration.
Emily's brother Freddie
They often visited their families and Lady Mary and Frederick used to stay with their uncle, old Lord Grey in Scotland. During one of these visits to Scotland the couple stayed at Glamis Castle where a little party piece was put on for them and other guests present. This was a minuet performed by ten-year-old Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and her older brother David. That little girl would become the futu...
The life and times of an upper class family #44
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd March 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell Ingram,hickleton hall,viscount halifax,Earl Grey,earl of crawford,lady elizabeth bowes-lyon,Glamis Castle,downton abbey,The Crown
...e. In her memoirs, “Sunshine and shadows over a long life” she recalled her days at Hoar Cross with much pleasure. They were full of work – political work, estate work and church work. Also artistic work and house decoration.
Frederick Meynell, Emily's brother
They often visited their families and Lady Mary and Frederick used to stay with their uncle, old Lord Grey in Scotland. During one of these visits to Scotland the couple stayed at Glamis Castle where a little party piece was put on for them and other guests present. This was a minuet performed by ten-year-old Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and her younger brother David. That little girl would be...
Panto Pranks! #30
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th December 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,pantomime,Rolls Royce,Amazon,David Matthews,Matt Munro,Lord Killearn,Alexandra Meynell
...- all my memoirs packed with lots of photographs from the times. Keep an eye out for it!
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Christmas High Jinks! #31
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th December 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Christmas,New Year's Eve,candle,church,vicar,bellringers,carol service,haunting,grave
...- all my memoirs packed with lots of photographs from the times. Keep an eye out for it! ...
The Haunting of Hoar Cross Hall #32
Posted by Viv Wilson on 20th December 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,ghosts,Christmas,Library,attic,Downton Abbey,Bridgerton,The Crown
...- all my memoirs packed with lots of photographs from the times. Keep an eye out for it! ...
A New Year Calamity #34
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd January 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,New Year's Eve,Auld Lang Syne,Bagpipes,Scottish piper,Downton abbey,servants
...- all my memoirs packed with lots of photographs from the times.Keep an eye out for it! ...