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Ventures New #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 10th August 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,circus,beer cellar,treehouse,Meynell,steam train,mediaeval banquets,J C Bamford,Uttoxeter,Easter,antiques
...e a small steam train to give rides to the families that came. It was set up on the lower terrace and ran from one end to the other. It was a real hit with the bank holiday visitors and we enjoyed a few free rides too! My dad also put his old racing car in one of the rooms with a display of photos and newspaper cuttings from his sixties tours around Europe’s race tracks. This appealed to the male visitors while the ladies enjoyed the ever increasing collection of Victorian costumes around the house along with an antique sewing machine and a musical box which played lovely tunes when wound up.
Apart from the bank holidays though we didn’t get huge amounts of...
VENTURES NEW #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st March 1973 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,suits of armour,coombe abbey,mediaeval banquets,jcb
...e a small steam train to give rides to the families that came. It was set up on the lower terrace and ran from one end to the other. It was a real hit with the bank holiday visitors and we enjoyed a few free rides too! My dad also put his old racing car in one of the rooms with a display of photos and newspaper cuttings from his sixties tours around Europe’s race tracks. This appealed to the male visitors while the ladies enjoyed the ever increasing collection of Victorian costumes around the house along with an antique sewing machine and a musical box which played lovely tunes when wound up.
Victorian Costumes in The Ballroom
Apart from the bank...
Eat, drink and be merry! #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th December 2018 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,sothebys,Christies,rolls royce,coombe abbey,JCB,banquets
...e a small steam train to give rides to the families that came. It was set up on the lower terrace and ran from one end to the other. It was a real hit with the bank holiday visitors and we enjoyed a few free rides too! My dad also put his old racing car in one of the rooms with a display of photos and newspaper cuttings from his sixties tours around Europe’s race tracks. This appealed to the male visitors while the ladies enjoyed the ever increasing collection of Victorian costumes around the house along with an antique sewing machine and a musical box which played lovely tunes when wound up.
Apart from the bank holidays though we didn’t get huge am...Ventures New! #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th July 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,J C Bamford,Uttoxeter,banquet,King,jester,seventies,antiques
...e a small steam train to give rides to the families that came. It was set up on the lower terrace and ran from one end to the other. It was a real hit with the bank holiday visitors and we enjoyed a few free rides too! My dad also put his old racing car in one of the rooms with a display of photos and newspaper cuttings from his sixties tours around Europe’s race tracks. This appealed to the male visitors while the ladies enjoyed the ever increasing collection of Victorian costumes around the house along with an antique sewing machine and a musical box which played lovely tunes when wound up.
Apart from the bank holidays though we didn’t get huge amounts of...Eat, Drink & Be Merry #11
Posted by Viv Wilson on 8th June 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,sothebys,christies,rolls royce,TV,downton abbey,Bridgerton,keeping up with the aristocrats,Samurai warrior,Far East,motor racing
...e a small steam train to give rides to the families that came. It was set up on the lower terrace and ran from one end to the other. It was a real hit with the bank holiday visitors and we enjoyed a few free rides too! My dad also put his old racing car in one of the rooms with a display of photos and newspaper cuttings from his sixties tours around Europe’s race tracks. This appealed to the male visitors while the ladies enjoyed the ever increasing collection of Victorian costumes around the house along with an antique sewing machine and a musical box which played lovely tunes when wound up.
My dad displaying his racing car on the drive
Apart from t...Eat, Drink and be Merry! #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th October 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Banquets,King,Jester,dinner jacket,JCB,Bamford,Uttoxeter
...e a small steam train to give rides to the families that came. It was set up on the lower terrace and ran from one end to the other. It was a real hit with the bank holiday visitors and we enjoyed a few free rides too! My dad also put his old racing car in one of the rooms with a display of photos and newspaper cuttings from his sixties tours around Europe’s race tracks. This appealed to the male visitors while the ladies enjoyed the ever increasing collection of Victorian costumes around the house along with an antique sewing machine and a musical box which played lovely tunes when wound up.
Apart from the bank holidays though we didn’t get huge am...