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Trent Park Private Golf Course, Cockfosters. (1930s)
In 1909 Philip Sassoon acquired the Trent Park Estate in Barnet. He had a reputation of being a great host and amongst his many notable guests were Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill. The house was refurbished in 1923 and by the 1930s a private golf course had been laid out in the grounds.
From the Western Daily Press Monday 13th July 1936. "The King arrived on Saturday night at Trent Park, Cockfosters, New Barnet, to be the guest of Sir Philip Sassoon, Under Secretary for Ayr. The gardens at Trent are among the finest in the country, and there is private golf course, outdoor swimming pool, and orangery."
Sir Philip Sassoon's Private Golf Course in Trent Park.
Location of the golf course in the 1930s.
The Trent Park Golf Course is marked in the centre of the above map. Reproduced from the {1935} Ordnance Survey Map.
Trent Park for the Government in December 1939.
Gloucester Citizen Wednesday 13th December 1939. Image © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
During WW2 the house was used for captured German Air Officers from the Battle of Britain in 1940. Later in the war it was used as a special prisoner-of-war camp for German generals and staff officers.