Gosling Grove
The road is named after Allan Gosling, who worked at ‘Hillside‘ during the1939/1945 war and subsequently became heavily involved in village life as a school governor and parish councillor among other actvities.
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Looking over Sandpits Pond in the south-west direction.
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Looking north over Sandpits Pond, with houses on Plomer Green Lane in the background.
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Gosling Grove estate shortly after completion.
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Looking north across the Sandpits Pond to the houses on Gosling Grove.