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The burial place of prodigious collector Thomas Hope, and family, whose home, Deepdene House, stood nearby until it was demolished in 1969. Hope built this severe but dignified monument after the death of his son in 1817. It was sealed in 1957, buried soon after and lost and forgotten until being excavated in 2010. Grade II listed. Information partly from Mole Valley District Council who, together with others, plan to restore the surrounding landscaped grounds and open them to the public.
©Stephen Richards
©David Howard
Dist:0.1km<br/>Reasonably confident in that identification - note the characteristic reddening of the trunk towards the top - but grateful for confirmation or otherwise. The tree behind looks interesting too, but beyond my ability to identify (other than it is a conifer). The area surrounding them has been largely cleared of less appealing trees and scrub, I think as part of a plan to make it all look a lot prettier.
©Stephen Richards
Dist:0.1km<br/>Golf course entrance off the A24
©Martyn Davies
Dist:0.2km<br/>Particularly striking when set against the impressive array of greens behind. Between the two is a fairway.
©Stephen Richards
Dist:0.3km<br/>Felled tree in Glory Wood, beside the Greensand Way.
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.3km<br/>Greensand Way, forking off the A24.
©Martyn Davies
Dist:0.3km<br/>Good going underfoot on Tower Hill but some recently fallen trees impede progress through the wood. Birches and hollies are common along this stretch.
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.4km<br/>Among the birches in Glory Wood remain fallen trees, lying SW-NE. These remain from the "Surrey Hurricane" of October 1987.
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.4km<br/>The Terrace was once part of the grounds of Deepdene House, demolished in 1969. A lovely old beech stands sentry by the path, ready with its lower branch to keep out any undesirables. If I'm not mistaken its the same tree as here [[[2648150]]]. If I am mistaken, it isn't.
©Stephen Richards
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking West along Tilehurst Lane (see [[TQ1848]]) towards Tilehurst Farm.
©Martyn Davies
Dist:0.4km<br/>The Terrace was once part of the grounds of Deepdene House, demolished in 1969. Somewhere down below is a golf course. In the distance is the Weald.
©Stephen Richards
Dist:0.4km<br/>The A24 twisting its way towards Dorking which lies maybe three good bends away.
©Stephen Richards
Dist:0.4km<br/>With Tilehurst on the right and Gamekeepers and Deerleap Cottages on the left.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.5km<br/>The Terrace was once part of the grounds of Deepdene House, demolished in 1969. On the right is a lovely, if slightly drunken, beech. In the distance is the North Downs.
©Stephen Richards

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