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The Grand Opening #5

...ng with a Japanese garden complete with a Japanese Maple tree and a water garden with stepping stones across it.  But even though we cleared a lot of weeds, the outskirts of the gardens were still very overgrown as well as the woods which had once had lovely pathways through them where Victorian ladies and gentlemen took their afternoon strolls.   Victorian hedges showing letter 'M' for Meynell   We soon got used to having people wandering around our house, although they weren’t allowed upstairs.  Gavin and I were quite the little monkeys and usually involved our little brother in our tricks too.  We would hang over the balcony near the stairs and...

Mediaeval Weaponry #84

...ake. A Japanese sword on display   Our swords and weapons were always of great interest to the general public along with the suits of armour but I’m glad we only used them for fun at our banquets!   Don't miss next month's Hallowe'en blog - 'Ghouls Galore'   If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, please click here and feel free to share with your friends.Join me on a Tour of the Hall - click here to follow me on my YouTube channel and see all the rooms mentioned in my blogs - including the secret doors and the haunted attics! OUT NOW!!!  'My Dad Bought a Mansion' is out in book form on Amazon - all my memoirs packed with lots...

Ventures New! #10

...n ancient Japanese funeral urn to put on display in the Chinese Room – to make it seem more authentic he filled it with ashes from the fireplace and placed a few animal bones in for good measure! The display sign read that it was the remains of a Samurai Warrior from the Far East! One Easter we decided to hire 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 Europ...

Eat, Drink & Be Merry #11

...n ancient Japanese funeral urn to put on display in the Chinese Room – to make it seem more authentic he filled it with ashes from the fireplace and placed a few chicken bones in for good measure! The display sign read that it was the 'Remains of a Samurai Warrior from the Far East'! One Easter we decided to hire 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 Eu...

VENTURES NEW #10

...n ancient Japanese funeral urn to put on display in the Chinese Room – to make it seem more authentic he filled it with ashes from the fireplace and placed a few animal bones in for good measure!  The display sign read that it was the remains of a Samurai Warrior from the Far East! One Easter we decided to hire 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 arou...

Eat, drink and be merry! #10

...n ancient Japanese funeral urn to put on display in the Chinese Room – to make it seem more authentic he filled it with ashes from the fireplace and placed a few animal bones in for good measure!  The display sign read that it was the remains of a Samurai Warrior from the Far East! One Easter we decided to hire 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 arou...