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LET THE BANQUET COMMENCE! #11
Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th March 1973 in Early Days | mediaval,banquets,hoar cross hall,press launch,newspaper,radio interview,king,halberdier,new year's eve,ball,jester,wenches,fire eater
...ith mugs, daggers and serviettes. Before 7pm we went to get changed into our mediaeval dresses; Myra (the fire-eaters wife) and myself were doing the cloakroom first before helping serve drinks when the banquet started. We also shared the tips, which were usually quite good!
A lot of the guests arrived in coaches as they often came for a night out with their work colleagues. They would then wait in the Long Gallery and have a drink at the bar and once they had all arrived Tony, the Halberdier would open the double doors to the Ballroom (or Banqueting Hall as it was now called), bang his halberd on the floor three times and announce that the hall was r...
Mediaeval Mayhem! #12
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th January 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,banquets,chinese,daggar,silver armour,ballroom
...ith mugs, daggers and serviettes. Before 7pm we went to get changed into our mediaeval dresses; Myra (the fire-eaters wife) and myself were doing the cloakroom first before helping serve drinks when the banquet started. We also shared the tips, which were usually quite good!
A lot of the guests arrived in coaches as they often came for a night out with their work colleagues. They would then wait in the Long Gallery and have a drink at the bar and once they had all arrived Tony, the Halberdier would open the double doors to the Banqueting Hall, bang his halberd on the floor three times and announce that the hall was ready for the guests to be seated. (A...Mediaeval Mayhem! #13
Posted by Viv Wilson on 22nd June 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,mediaeval banquets,long gallery,fire eater,halberdier,lady dorothy,Bridgerton,downton abbey,mead
...ith mugs, daggers and serviettes. Before 7pm we went to get changed into our mediaeval dresses; Myra (the fire-eaters wife) and myself were doing the cloakroom first before helping serve drinks when the banquet started. We also shared the tips, which were usually quite good!
Guests arriving at the banquet, some dressed up!
A lot of the guests arrived in coaches as they often came for a night out with their work colleagues. They would then wait in the Long Gallery and have a drink at the bar and once they had all arrived Tony, the Halberdier would open the double doors to the Banqueting Hall, bang his halberd on the floor three times and announce that t...
Mediaeval Mayhem!
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd November 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,spear,halberd,post mortem,banquet,beer,wine
...ith mugs, daggers and serviettes. Before 7pm we went to get changed into our mediaeval dresses; Myra (the fire-eaters wife) and myself were doing the cloakroom first before helping serve drinks when the banquet started. We also shared the tips, which were usually quite good!
A lot of the guests arrived in coaches as they often came for a night out with their work colleagues. They would then wait in the Long Gallery and have a drink at the bar and once they had all arrived Tony, the Halberdier would open the double doors to the Banqueting Hall, bang his halberd on the floor three times and announce that the hall was ready for the guests to be seated. (A...Eat, drink and be merry! #10
Posted by Viv Wilson on 15th August 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,radio interview,King,Jester,mediaeval banquets,mead,wine,armour,apples
...ith mugs, daggers and serviettes. Before 7pm we went to get changed into our mediaeval dresses; Myra (the fire-eaters wife) and myself were doing the cloakroom first before helping serve drinks when the banquet started. We also shared the tips, which were usually quite good!
Guests waiting in the Long Gallery c 1974
A lot of the guests arrived in coaches as they often came for a night out with their work colleagues. They would then wait in the Long Gallery and have a drink at the bar and once they had all arrived Tony, the Halberdier would open the double doors to the Banqueting Hall, bang his halberd on the floor three times and announce that the hall...Mediaeval Mayhem! #11
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th July 2021 in Growing Up In Stately Home | hoar cross hall,mediaeval banquets,fire eater,new year's eve,Lady Dorothy,100 years,teen,servants
...ith mugs, daggers and serviettes. Before 7pm we went to get changed into our mediaeval dresses; Myra (the fire-eaters wife) and myself were doing the cloakroom first before helping serve drinks when the banquet started. We also shared the tips, which were usually quite good!
The dancing bear that chased me!
A lot of the guests arrived in coaches as they often came for a night out with their work colleagues. They would then wait in the Long Gallery and have a drink at the bar and once they had all arrived Tony, the Halberdier would open the double doors to the Banqueting Hall, bang his halberd on the floor three times and announce that the hall was...