Towards demolition, 1979 - 2007

1979: The Sycamores:  The photographs below were saved from being thrown away by Jo Gosney when Rushmoor Council cleared out their planning archives. They show The Sycamores as it was in 1979.

The Sycamores as seen from Hilder Gardens in 1979 [Credit: Jo Gosney]

The Sycamores as seen from Hilder Gardens in 1979	The Sycamores from the south side
The Sycamores in the 1960's (Rushmoor Council Planning Department) The demolition of the last part of The Sycamores (Rushmoor Council Planning Department) The demolition of the last part of The Sycamores (Rushmoor Council Planning Department) An intriguing comment was made in this planning application - "During this time,The Sycamores remained used and occupied until its unfortunate destruction in 1979." I wonder what caused this "unfortunate destruction"?
The land after The Sycamores had been demolished in 1979

1979: The Sycamores - the road: On 20th June 1979,  planning permission was requested to build ten properties on the land once occupied by The Sycamores. The adopted name for the road had to be - The Sycamores. The map below shows how the houses were laid out.

1980: The Sycamores - the road: This is a photo showing the building of The Sycamores Road (off Hilder gardens) taken in 1980. It's a real pity that we could not track one down that was taken a couple of years earlier! The Old White Lodge can also be seen in the upper left hand corner.

Building of The Sycamores Road in 1980
(Credit: Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum)

The Old White Lodge can be seen at the bottom of the map.

2007: Below is Google Earth image of the old The Sycamore estate land with the Old White Lodge in the bottom left hand corner.

Today the only part of The Sycamores estate left standing is the Old White Lodge.

The Old White Lodge in 2007

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