Charles Hoskins Master

Charles Hoskins Master JP DL (1846–1935) Was one of the family owners of Barrow Green Court.

[12] Barrow Green Court was built in the early 17th Century on the landed estate of the Hoskins family.

His Obituary noted that; whilst at Oxted Mr Master took a great interest in local affairs.

His elder son Charles, in line with family tradition took up residency of Barrow Green Court in 1925.

[14] Charles Hoskins Master purchased the controlling interest in the Friary Brewery, Guildford from Mr Taunton on 1 January 1874.

[15][16][17][18] With the encouragement of Mr Hoskins Master using his Brewery business and land holdings, The Hoskins Arms Hotel was built at the lower end of Station Road West and first advertised as a family and commercial hotel in a rising neighbourhood to let by the Friary Brewery in 1886.

By 1889 The hotel developed as a hub for social activity, it was being advertised as having over two acres of grounds with Lawn Tennis courts, Bowling Green, Quoits grounds, a Bycle track, Good Stabling with loose boxes for hunters.

In 1913 the first cinematographic show was held in the grounds which developed into the first cinema called "The Kinema".

Eventually listed as a Friary Meux Pub in 1968 the hotel was demolished and replaced by an unusual hexadecagonal building in 1974.

The building was on three levels, and incorporated two bars, a coffee shop, a restaurant and twelve letting rooms.

[23][24] He died at Shakespeare House Sandgate and was buried at St Mary's Church Oxted in the Family tomb.