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Before the pool was constructed here in Cold Ash, the girls were taken swimming either to the public baths in Newbury, as in the photo, or to Chamberh… More...
This small memorial stone faces the south, on the back of the long cloister. More...
Rosemary Murray being presented with a bouquet of flowers by Clare Balding at the official opening of York House. More...
In the village of Downe, in Kent, originally called Down House when it was owned by Charles Darwin. Miss Willis leased the school from the Darwin fam… More...
Tedworth House, the largest house and named after the final home of our Founder and first Headmistress, Olive Willis. More...
The original Ancren Gate became Hill House, and the name Ancren Gate went to the other side of the site. Ancren Gate then split to North and South More...
Miss Willis, the founder of Downe House, always said that Holcombe Cottage was her most beloved possession. More...
This 1922 photograph of the main house on the Cloisters Estate shows what is now Aisholt. More...