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Hickleton Hall and the Meynells #38
Posted by Viv Wilson on 20th January 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,lewis carroll,alice through the looking glass,Alice in Wonderland,Dunkirk,Viscount Halifax,Christ Church,second world war,Viceroy of India,Chancellor of the Exchequer
...es. The mirror over the fireplace inspired his story about 'Alice through the looking glass'. When Emily got married in 1863 she took this mirror with her to her new home, Hoar Cross Hall, and for many decades it hung over the fireplace in the Library until the Meynells left in the 1950s. However, the present owner tracked the mirror down and it is now back in the Library on the mantlepiece again where Emily herself used to look at it! (I go into more detail about this story in my blog 'Alice - the ghost in the mirror' which can be found on my website).
Emily Meynell Ingram
Talking about ghosts, apparently Hickleton Hall was just as haunt...