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Birling Manor Golf Club, Birling Gap, Eastbourne. (1894 - 1950s)
The club was founded in 1894.
In the early years the course was open seven days a week, which bought much displeasure to the local clergy of Eastbourne.
Above is a pre-WW1 postcard showing the Birling Gap Hotel and Golf Links.
In 1914 the secretary was F E Cracknell, Birling Gap Hotel. The professional was Arthur Billett. A 9-hole course. There was no entry fee, subs were 10/6. Visitors’ fees were 1/- a day. Sunday play was allowed. The station at Eastbourne was 4 ½ miles away.
In 1922 the secretary was Miss Binney, The Bungalow, Birling Gap, Eastbourne.
The Golf Course Birling Gap.
From the Eastbourne Herald Saturday 8th April 1939. Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
From 1940 to the clubs closure in the early 1950s the secretary was R G Hall, Manor Office, Eastbourne, telephone 180 and the green-keeper W Chatfield. There was a membership of 75. A private course visitors’ fees from April to September were 2/- a day, October to March 1/6 a day. The station at Eastbourne was 5 miles away. Local hotels were the Imperial, Queen’s, Grand, Cavendish and the Sussex.
The following advert is from June 1950 – Birling Manor Golf Club, Birling Gap. The nine-hole course is now open to the public and all visitors are welcome. The present green-fee is only 2/- a day.
The club was recorded into the early 1950s. The land once occupied by the course reverted to farmland.
Grid reference TV55615,96335, co-ordinates 555615,096335.