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School swimming, before our pool was built.

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...

Miss Elizabeth 'Betts' Palmer

This small memorial stone faces the south, on the back of the long cloister. More...

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Centenary Film

2022 marked 100 years since Downe House settled at its beautiful Cold Ash site in Berkshire, having moved from our former home in Kent, and a house that had once belonged to Charles Darwin. This film celebrates 100 years of Downe House in Cold Ash and includes some wonderful archive footage of the School, alongside the memories of alumnae through the years.