Mannings Heath Golf Club
| Mannings Heath Golf Club | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location |
Hammerpond Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, SO21 2LT |
| Opening | 1914 |
| Owner | Penny Streeter A24 Group Ltd |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Harry Colt |
Mannings Heath is golf course and hotel in Mannings Heath, Horsham in the south of England.[1][2][3]
The land the course sits on was used in the 18th century as a meeting point for smugglers.[4] In the late 1740s, its Hawkin's Pond was the scene of one of the notorious Hawkhurst Gang's most brutal murders .[5]
Mannings Heath was opened as a golf course in 1914, after having been designed by the world-famous English architect Harry Colt. Almost immediately after the course was laid, the land was seized for agricultural purposes to aid the war effort during World War I.[6] The effects of war were felt again during World War II, when a Handley Page Halifax Bomber crashed on the golf course on 17 February 1945. The site has an official plaque memorial to commemorate the loss of life .[7]
It is also a noteworthy early example of a golf course employing formal trade exchange pricing via its 'Town's Section' subscription, where craftsmen worked on the course instead of paying subscriptions.[8]
References
- ↑ "Plea for charity golf teams". The County Times. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ↑ "Pro-ams go in search of Lombard glory". This Is Local London. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ↑ "The Waterfall at Mannings Heath". Golf.co.uk. 12 Oct 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ↑ "Secrets". Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ↑ Chatterton, E. Keble (2008). King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 (Chapter V). Leonaur Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84677-407-2.
- ↑ "History". Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ↑ Meeting Minutes from the Meeting of Nuthurst Parish Council, 6 April 2005, retrieved 20 January 2010
- ↑ "History". Retrieved 20 January 2010.