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Hoar Cross Hall - Life below stairs #20
Posted by Viv Wilson on 3rd March 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,first world war,Chubb,lady dorothy,hunting,shooting,1920s
...water nor electricity would need a lot of help to keep things going. There was also the continuous cooking that needed to be done – for the family above stairs and the servants below. Everyone had meals at different times; the servants would obviously eat before or after they had served the family. The children and nursery staff would eat at around 5pm and then there were the afternoon teas and full English breakfasts! Everything had to be made from scratch of course so the cooks must have been cooking something or other from dawn until dusk. It must have been exhausting!
In the grounds there were around 20 gardeners and groundsmen who helped to k...
Hoar Cross Hall - Life below stairs
Posted by Viv Wilson on 12th January 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Lady Dorothy,Bothy boys,gardeners world,1920s,choir,Victorian,servants,pantry,scullery
...water nor electricity would need a lot of help to keep things going. There was also the continuous cooking that needed to be done – for the family above stairs and the servants below. Everyone had meals at different times; the servants would obviously eat before or after they had served the family. The children and nursery staff would eat at around 5pm and then there were the afternoon teas and full English breakfasts! Everything had to be made from scratch of course so the cooks must have been cooking something or other from dawn until dusk. It must have been exhausting!
In the grounds there were around 20 gardeners and groundsmen who helped to k...Hoar Cross Hall - Life below stairs #39
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st June 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,maids,governess,chapel,church of the holy angels,chubb
...water nor electricity would need a lot of help to keep things going. There was also the continuous cooking that needed to be done – for the family above stairs and the servants below. Everyone had meals at different times; the servants would obviously eat before or after they had served the family. The children and nursery staff would eat at around 5pm and then there were the afternoon teas and full English breakfasts! Everything had to be made from scratch of course so the cooks must have been cooking something or other from dawn until dusk. It must have been exhausting!
In the grounds there were around 20 gardeners and groundsmen who helped to keep the cons...Hoar Cross Hall - Life below stairs #18
Posted by Viv Wilson on 12th October 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,servants,gardeners world,butler,aristocracy
...water nor electricity would need a lot of help to keep things going. There was also the continuous cooking that needed to be done – for the family above stairs and the servants below. Everyone had meals at different times; the servants would obviously eat before or after they had served the family. The children and nursery staff would eat at around 5pm and then there were the afternoon teas and full English breakfasts! Everything had to be made from scratch of course so the cooks must have been cooking something or other from dawn until dusk. It must have been exhausting!
In the grounds there were around 20 gardeners and groundsmen who helped to keep the cons...Hoar Cross Hall - Life below stairs #19
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th September 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Victorian,servants,first world war,Downton Abbey,Bridgerton,The Crown,gentry,pheasants
...water nor electricity would need a lot of help to keep things going. There was also the continuous cooking that needed to be done – for the family above stairs and the servants below. Everyone had meals at different times; the servants would obviously eat before or after they had served the family. The children and nursery staff would eat at around 5pm and then there were the afternoon teas and full English breakfasts! Everything had to be made from scratch of course so the cooks must have been cooking something or other from dawn until dusk. It must have been exhausting!
In the grounds there were around 20 gardeners and groundsmen who helped to keep the cons...Hoar Cross Hall - Life Below Stairs #35
Posted by Viv Wilson on 9th January 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | Hoar Cross Hall,Meynell,Victorian,19th century,servants,Bridgerton,Downton Abbey,gardeners world
...water nor electricity would need a lot of help to keep things going. There was also the continuous cooking that needed to be done – for the family above stairs and the servants below. Everyone had meals at different times; the servants would obviously eat before or after they had served the family. The children and nursery staff would eat at around 5pm and then there were the afternoon teas and full English breakfasts! Everything had to be made from scratch of course so the cooks must have been cooking something or other from dawn until dusk. It must have been exhausting!
In the grounds there were around 20 gardeners and groundsmen who helped to keep the cons...