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The girls’ term in France, with total immersion in French language and culture, began in the early 1990s when Downe House was under the Headship of Mi… More...
Miss Willis wrote of Miss Nickel, “In everything she did, there was a touch of genius”. More...
The school archivist takes us on an interesting journey through the early history of the Art department. More...
In 1929, a new library, the Nickel Room, was completed, designed by Miss Nickel. More...
Downe House was established in 1907 by Miss Olive Willis, who wished to promote educational excellence in a relaxed yet structured framework, enabling… More...
The Cloisters Estate was purchased and local builders were engaged to help Miss Nickel make necessary additions and changes; just over eighty girls st… More...
Vicky Hart-Maldonado (Hart, DH 1965) returned to Downe House sparking memories of her school days. More...
Through the late thirties, forties and fifties some girls took up rifle shotting: coached by Lt.Col.Holditch-Leicester at his indoor range in Cold Ash… More...
The djibbah, copied from Roedean, was the main part of the Downe House uniform from the beginning until the late 1970’s. More...
One of the great delights of the Summer Term at Downe is seeing the tennis courts so well used, not only throughout the school day for coaching and ma… More...
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...
The school moved from Kent to Cold Ash in 1922 with 83 girls. At that time, the buildings consisted of the main house, the cloisters, the water tower … More...
This small memorial stone faces the south, on the back of the long cloister. More...
