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Discover more about the history of Downe House using our interactive timeline. Established in 1907, Downe House UK is a traditional school with a modern twist Founded by Miss Olive Willis at Down House, the former home of Charles Darwin, in the village of Downe in Kent, Downe House UK aims to ignite a love of learning in every pupil making them believe that there is nothing they cannot achieve ...
- From The Archives
Downe House School was founded in Charles Darwin’s former...
- Our Affiliates and Partnerships
Downe House is proud of the associations, affiliations,...
- Explore Our Campus
Hermitage, Hill and Darwin’s own space on campus – the...
- Our Headmistress
Joining us at Downe House will be the beginning of an...
- Inspection and Awards
In September 2021, the ISI Inspectors visited to conduct a...
- Christian Ethos
The Chapel is a place for worship and much more. The...
- Location
Directions to Downe House. Read our helpful guide about the...
- School Aims and Policies
Downe House’s aim is to enable, encourage and prepare girls...
- From The Archives
Admissions. Downe House educates girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen, taking them from the last years of junior school through to the sixth form. Girls can join the school at the ages of eleven, twelve, or thirteen, on leaving a primary or prep school, or at sixteen after completing GCSEs. The biggest intake of girls is at 11+.
About Us - Downe House School. Our founder, Miss Olive Willis, set out to create a school that would be different. Downe House is grounded in tradition but maintains a clear focus on the future.. The Spirit of Downe House captioned.mp4 from Downe House Videos on Vimeo. Disillusioned by the independent education that existed for girls at the ...
- History of Down House
- Down House Today
- Getting to Down House
Down House is located in the village of Downe around 20km southeast of Charing Cross. The house was built in the early 18th century, likely on the site of a 17th century house. A simple box shape, it was extensively modernised in the late 18th century by wealthy businessman George Butler. After his death, the house changed hands many times, and was...
Today, Down House, gardens, and grounds are open to the public daily from April to the end of October, and at weekends only from November until the end of March. Visitors can enjoy the many pieces of furniture and possessions that allow the house to look very much like it would have when the Darwin family lived there, and walk among Darwin’s magnif...
The house can be reached by public transport from central London, as it is located within Transport for London travel Zone 6. The 146 bus service from Bromley North railway station (daily) terminates nearby at Downe Village, and the R8 bus from Orpington railway station (excluding Sundays) stops on request outside Down House. The closest Tramlink s...
1038325. Location of Down House in London Borough of Bromley. Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down.
Feb 4, 2022 · A Rich and Varied History - Downe House School. As we approach the 100th anniversary of Downe House’s arrival in Cold Ash, our archivist is keener than ever to share stories from the School’s past; from the eccentric ‘Giant’s Stride’ and iconic djibbahs, to the enigmatic and mysterious Miss Nickel. In this blog, Mr Godfrey (Deputy ...
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Aug 8, 2021 · The riposte to this analysis, Sir Arthur continued, was being formulated in ‘the village of Downe in the Kentish Uplands’. There, he explained, on the day of the president’s 1858 lecture, Charles Darwin ‘sat in his study struggling with the first chapter of a new book; but no one foresaw… that the publication of the completed book, The Origin of the Species, 15 months later (1859 ...
