G
olf at Lansdown was initially conceived in July 1894 at a meeting chaired by Sir Henry Lawrence, great grandfather of our current President. A few months later it was decided to build a 9 hole links. If successful, the Lawrence family agreed to provide further land for additional holes.
Brockham End, an area now heavily wooded but then treeless and exposed, was the location of a woodman’s cottage; the original clubhouse. However, at that time there was no driveway, thus access required a long walk. 1907 saw the woodman’s replaced with country cottages; one of the two cottages near the 1st tee was provided as a clubhouse. Subscriptions at this time were £1.05 p (1 guinea).
History 6
In 1906 the course was extended to 18 holes with the 11th, 12th and 13th holes being in the valley of Pipley Bottom, while the greens were fenced with barbed wire to prevent damage from livestock.
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