Gosbury Hall ~ Gosbury Hill and Sangar Avenue

Artist's Impression of Gosbury Hall around 1896

More details of the house and grounds to follow

Margaret Vine has written about her memories of growing up around the Gosbury Hill area in the 1950s

My friends and I felt very lucky, as children having Gosbury Hill as our playground (known locally as the Bull Whips). Views from the crown of the hill were spectacular with Epsom Grandstand a notable feature.

Several mature trees enhanced the area, one a beautiful beech tree at the top of our garden was hollow and had a resident owl, sadly this came down in a gale.

There were ancient pear trees indicating where orchards maight have been.

A large brick seat and a flight of steps fired our imaginations as did a flat area with the remains of a wall. I could visualise this as a terrace, perhaps with stone urns at the corners.

The highlight was if it snowed and we could toboggan down the hill on a tin tray

The houses on Sangar Avenue were built at the top of the hill, changing the view

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