infobox UK place country England map type Greater London region London population official name Downe constituency westminster Orpington UK Parliament constituency Orpington post town ORPINGTON postcode area BR postcode district BR6 london borough Bromley dial code 01689 os grid reference TQ435615 latitude 51.3359 longitude 0.0535 Downe is a village in the London Borough of Bromley in London , UK . Downe is convert 3.4 mi km south west of Orpington and convert 14.2 mi km south east of Charing Cross . Downe lies in a wooded valley, and much of the centre of the village is unchanged the former village school now acts as the village hall. Darwin Charles Darwin lived in Down House for 40 years, from 1842 until he died there in 1882. A favourite place of his was Downe Bank , now a Nature Reserve nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest . Down House and the surrounding area has been nominated by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to become a World Heritage Site ref cite news title UK launches Darwin heritage bid url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england london 7860107.stm publisher ... Farm, Downe Kent.JPG thumb left 200px Buckston Browne Farm Downe is the location of Buckston Browne ... in the Downe area The Downe Scout Activity Centre consisting of convert 86 acre m2 of woodland ... bus routes London Buses route 146 146 Bromley Downe London Buses route R8 R8 ... 1877 1964 , founder of Downe House Downe House School Nearest places Cudham Farnborough, London Farnborough Keston Orpington References reflist External links Commons category Downe http www.bbc.co.uk kent places villages audiotours.shtml Audio tour of Downe and Down House http www.kentwildlife.org.uk reserves shortreserves.htm Downe Bank Nature Reserve http www.darwinatdowne.co.uk Darwin at Downe World Heritage Site nomination http www.sdtg.co.uk Homepage of Stage Door Theatre Group, Downe ... London Borough of Bromley fr Downe hi , nl Downe no Downe pl Downe pt Downe sv Downe ... more details
Downe House or Down House may refer to Downe House School , a girls boarding school in Berkshire, England Down House , Charles Darwin s home in the village of Downe in the English Borough of Bromley Downe House, Richmond Hill , previously home of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall Down House film Down House film , a 2001 Russian comedy film See also Downs House disambiguation disambiguation ... more details
File William Pope, 1st Earl of Downe 1573 1631 by Robert Peake.jpg thumb 200px William Pope, 1st Earl of Downe, by Robert Peake . Earl of Downe was a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created on 16 October 1628 for William Pope, 1st Earl of Downe Sir William Pope, 1st Baronet . He had already been created a Baronet , of Wilcote in the County of Oxford, in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 ref http www.archive.org stream cu31924092524374 page n75 mode 2up George Edward Cockayne Complete baronetage 1900 ref and was made Baron Pope at the same time as he was granted the earldom, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Earl. He was the son of Sir William Pope. Lord Downe had no sons and was succeeded by his uncle, the third Earl. The titles became extinct on the death of the fourth Earl on 18 May 1668. Earls of Downe 1628 William Pope, 1st Earl of Downe 1595 1640 Sir William Pope Thomas Pope, 2nd Earl of Downe 1622 1660 Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl of Downe 1598 1668 Thomas Pope, 4th Earl of Downe 1640 1668 References Reflist Rayment date February 2012 DEFAULTSORT Downe Category Earldoms Category Extinct earldoms ... more details
Image Downe Arms.jpeg thumb The Coat of Arms of Viscount Downe Viscount Downe is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland . The first creation came in 1675 for William Ducie, 1st Viscount Downe William Ducie . However, the title became extinct on his death in 1679. The second creation came in 1680 for John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe John Dawnay . He had earlier represented Yorkshire UK Parliament constituency Yorkshire and Pontefract UK Parliament constituency Pontefract in the British House of Commons English House of Commons . His son, the second Viscount, also represented these constituencies in the House of Commons. His grandson, the third Viscount, sat as a Member of Parliament for Yorkshire UK Parliament constituency Yorkshire but died from wounds received at the Battle of Campen in 1760. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Viscount, who represented ... extinct in 1644 see Dawnay Baronets Dawnay Baronets, of Cowick . Viscounts Downe, First Creation 1675 William Ducie, 1st Viscount Downe c. 1612 1679 Viscounts Downe, Second Creation 1680 John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe 1625 1695 Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe 1664 1741 The Honourable John Dawnay MP John Dawnay 1686 1740 Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe Henry Pleydell Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe 1727 1760 John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe 1728 1780 John Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe John Christopher Burton Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe 1764 1832 William Dawnay, 6th Viscount Downe William Henry Dawnay, 6th Viscount Downe 1772 1846 William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe William Henry Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe 1812 1857 Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe Hugh Richard Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe 1844 1924 John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe 1872 1931 Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe 1903 1965 John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe 1935 2002 Richard Henry Dawnay, 12th Viscount Downe b. 1967 The heir ... George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe British viscounts DEFAULTSORT Downe Category Viscountcies Category ... more details
Downe Communications was a publishing company founded by Edward Downe, Jr. that produced several popular magazines and provided subscription fulfillment services from 1967 to 1978. Downe was a trained journalist who worked at newspapers before becoming a magazine editor. In 1966, Downe purchased Family Magazine , a newspaper insert similar to Parade Magazine . He founded Downe Communications the following year. ref name Kleinfield N. R. Kleinfield. Living Poolside, and Wanting More Insider Trading Charges and the Southampton Summer Set. New York Times, Tuesday, June 16, 1992, on section B page 1 of the New York edition. ref The company acquired the Ladies Home Journal and The American Home in 1968 from Curtis Publishing Company for 5.4 million in stock. ref Bedingfield, R. E. Curtis Publishing Sells 2 Magazines Downe Paying 5.4 Million in Stock , The New York Times, August 15, 1968, Business and Finance section, p. 54. ref ref Anonymous. Too Few Believers. Time. Friday, Aug. 23, 1968 ref Argosy magazine Argosy magazine was purchased that same year. ref Bedingfield, Robert E. http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F10C1EF63B5B137A93C4A81783D85F4C8685F9&scp 1&sq Argosy 20magazine 20Downe&st cse4e Downe Chief Sees Bright Publishing Future Entrepreneur Calls Purchases Jewels of Their Market New York Times, August 16, 1968 ref ref Anonymous. Charlotte Ford Wed to Edward Downe Jr. New York Times, Monday, September 1, 1986, on section 1 page 9 of the New York edition. ref Look American magazine Look magazine ceased publication in 1971. ref cite news title Cowles Closing Look Magazine After 34 Years work The New York Times date September 17, 1971 page 1 ref Two months prior ... for a new business, with six Look employees looking for their first client. Publisher Edward Downe ... after him. Thus, on April 1, 1972, Downe Computer Services opened with 172 employees and one client ... , started buying Downe Communications stock. Downe sold his controlling interest in the company to Charter ... more details
William A. Downe born in 1952 in Montreal is a Canadian bank executive. He became president and chief executive officer of Bank of Montreal also known as BMO Financial Group on March 1, 2007. Career Downe joined Bank of Montreal in 1983 and held a variety of senior management positions in Canada and the U.S. In 1999, he was appointed vice chair, Bank of Montreal. From 2001 to 2006, he was deputy chair of BMO Financial Group and chief executive officer of the investment banking division BMO Nesbitt Burns . In February 2006, Downe was named chief operating officer and was chosen to replace Tony Comper as president and chief executive officer of BMO effective March 1, 2007, the day of BMO s annual general meeting. ref http www.newswire.ca en releases archive November2006 28 c9207.html Tony Comper to Retire as President and CEO of BMO Financial Group Board Appoints Bill Downe as His Successor ... Comper to retire in March ref ref http www.nationalpost.com Downe steers from laggard bank 3107190 story.html National Post Downe steers BMO from laggard to top bank ref ref http www.theglobeandmail.com ... and Mail BMO boss launches charity blitz ref Professional Associations Bill Downe is the only .... He is a director of Catalyst, and a member of Catalyst s Canadian Board of Advisors. Mr. Downe ... s Federal Advisory Council. Charity Work Downe served as Chairman of the 2009 Campaign Cabinet for United ... of Directors of St. Michael s Hospital. Education Downe has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilfrid ... 0,1099,contentCode 406 divId 4 langId 1 navCode 132,00.html Biography of William Downe at BMO corporate site Canada business bio stub Downe, Bill start box s bus succession box title CEO of Bank ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Downe, Bill ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1952 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Downe, Bill Category 1952 births Category ... chief executives fr Bill Downe ... more details
Downe Bank is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust in the North Downs , close to Downe in the London Borough of Bromley . It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest together with the neighbouring High Elms Country Park . ref name SSSI http www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk citation citation photo 1003420.pdf Natural England citation, Downe Bank and High Elms ref Located close to Charles Darwin s home, Down House , it was one of his favourite places and helped to inspire his work. The site The reserve occupies 16 hectares at grid reference TQ438609. ref name Kent http www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk reserves north west kent downs area downe bank Kent Wildlife Trust, Downe Bank ref There is an area of ancient woodland called Hangrove Wood, and chalk downland called Rough Pell on a tythe map of 1840, but known to Darwin as Orchis Bank, because many wild orchids grew there. ref ..., Downe Bank ref It has a good diversity of chalk grassland species, including toothwort , Erythronium ..., between Christmas Tree Farm on Cudham Road in Downe and Overshaws on Cudham Lane near Cudham ... science of natural history biographies charles darwin darwins britain downe kent index.html Natural History Museum, Downe, Bromley, Kent ref According to his son, Francis Darwin Francis Another favourite ... Darwin s Landscape Laboratory , which included Down House and its gardens and Downe Bank, was the British ... List, 2 August 2010 ref Gallery gallery File Downe Bank meadow.jpg Flowers in Orchis Bank File Downe Bank path.jpg Path in Hangrove Wood File Downe Bank.jpg Orchis Bank File Downe Bank 2.jpg Orchis Bank ..., Downe Bank http www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk reserves north west kent downs area downe bank Kent Wildlife Trust, Downe Bank http www.nhm.ac.uk nature online science of natural history biographies charles darwin darwins britain downe kent index.html Natural History Museum, Downe, Bromley, Kent http ... England, Nature on the Map, Downe Bank and High Elms References Reflist coord 51.331 0.064 dim ... more details
Infobox Politician honorific prefix small The Honourable small br image only free content images are allowed for depicting living people see WP NONFREE imagesize 150px name Don Downe small caption birth date Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island birth place death date death place residence office Nova Scotia House of Assembly MLA for Lunenburg West term start 1993 term end 2003 predecessor Marie P. Dechman successor Carolyn Bolivar Getson office3 Executive Council of Nova Scotia Minister of Finance term start3 April 8, 1998 term end3 2003 predecessor3 Bill Gillis successor3 Neil LeBlanc party Liberal Party of Nova Scotia Liberal religion occupation Donald Richard Downe born 1951 is a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia , Canada. He represented Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2003 as a Liberal Party of Nova Scotia Liberal member. He was born in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island . Downe was a poultry farm owner and was president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture. He served in the province s Executive Council as Minister of Natural Resource, Minister of Business and Consumer Services and Minister of Transportation and Public Works. Downe was elected mayor of the Municipality of Lunenburg in 2008. ref http www.southshorenow.ca archives 102108 news index035.php Former cabinet minister Don Downe chosen as county s first mayor , Bridgewater Bulletin ref He lives in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Bridgewater . References http www.utpress.utoronto.ca cgi bin cw2w3.cgi?p dorais&t 67931&d 1015 Entry from Canadian Who s Who reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Downe, Don ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Downe, Don Category 1951 births Category Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Category Mayors of places in Nova Scotia Category Living people Liberal NovaScotia MLA stub NovaScotia mayor stub ... more details
Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix small The Honourable small br name Percy E. Downe honorific suffix image imagesize office Senate of Canada Senator from Prince Edward Island predecessor successor term start June 26, 2003 term end birth date birth date and age 1954 7 8 birth place Charlottetown , PEI death date death place nationality spouse party Liberal Party of Canada Liberal relations children residence Charlottetown, PEI alma mater occupation profession cabinet committees portfolio religion signature website footnotes Percy E. Downe born July 8, 1954 is a Canada Canadian Canadian Senate Senator and former political aide. Since graduating from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1977, Downe has had the opportunity to serve at the provincial and federal levels of Canadian Government. From 1986 to 1993, Downe was executive assistant to the Premier of Prince Edward Island , Joe Ghiz . Downe moved to Ottawa following the Liberal Party of Canada Liberal victory in the Canadian federal election, 1993 1993 federal election , and served as executive assistant to the Secretary of State Canada Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs. He subsequently served as executive assistant to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans , and then the Minister of Labour Canada Minister of Labour . He joined the Prime Minister s Office Canada Prime Minister s Office as director of appointments in 1998. He became Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister Jean Chr tien s Chief of staff politics chief of staff in 2001. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on June 26, 2003. Downe is currently ... http www.liberalsenateforum.ca Senator downep Liberal Senate Forum Senator Percy Downe s Website ... . NAME Downe, Percy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH Charlottetown , PEI DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Downe, Percy Category ... of staff of the Canadian Prime Minister s Office fr Percy Downe ... more details
Ryan Downe is an United States American musician and audio engineering audio engineer . His debut album The Hypocrite was released in 1996 by Elton John s Rocket Records label. ref name AMG Downe opened for The Who , ref name rollingstone thewho cite web url http www.rollingstone.com artists thewho articles story 5929263 the who kicks off tour in st louis title Rolling Stone gives lineup for The Who s 1997 Tour work Reuters accessdate 2007 08 05 ref and for Iggy Pop , ref name mtv iggypop cite web url http www.mtv.com news articles 1433246 19970416 iggy pop.jhtml title MTV gives lineup for Iggy Pop s 1997 Tour work Reuters accessdate 2007 08 05 ref during their 1997 tours. Later he and his guitarist Johannes Luley opened Freudenhaus Recording Studio in San Francisco . ref name AMG It was during this time that Downes is credited with co engineering and playing singing on the Grammy Award nominated album, Arepa 3000 , by Los Amigos Invisibles . ref name AMG cite web url Allmusic class artist id p182587 biography pure url yes title Ryan Downes author Michael Sutton publisher Allmusic accessdate 2012 04 04 ref Downe and Luley later went on to form http www.mothvellum.com Moth Vellum a progressive rock band. From May 2002, he worked for Linden Lab , the creators of Second Life in a variety of roles from content, project management, and chief of staff. ref http www.linkedin.com pub ryan downe 0 843 624 LinkedIN Profile of Ryan Downe ref In November 2009, he left Linden Lab with founder Philip Rosedale to work on a company called Love Machine Inc. ref cite web last Oshiro first Dana url http www.readwriteweb.com readwritestart 2009 11 second life founder launching.php title Second Life Founder Launching Reputation Currency System publisher Readwriteweb.com date 2009 11 13 accessdate ... YouTube video of Scratch , from The Hypocrite Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Downe ... DEFAULTSORT Downe, Ryan Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category ... more details
BLP sources date April 2011 Infobox musical artist name Taime Downe image Taime Downe Faster Pussycat 2010.jpg caption Downe singing in 2010 background solo singer birth name Gustave Molvik alias birth date birth date and age 1964 9 29 birth place Seattle, Washington , United States U.S. instrument Vocals genre Hard rock , Glam metal , Heavy metal music Heavy metal , Industrial rock , Gothic rock , Electronica occupation Musician , Singing Singer , Songwriter years active 1985&ndash present label Elektra Records Elektra associated acts Faster Pussycat br The Newlydeads website http www.revernation.com sincitysinners Taime Downe IPAc en icon t e m i d a n born Gustave Molvik on September 29, 1964 is an United States American musician who first became notable as the lead singer of 1980s sleaze rock band Faster Pussycat . ref name Larkin1995 cite book last Larkin first Colin title The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music url http books.google.com books?id JdGAAAAMAAJ accessdate 11 April 2011 year 1995 publisher Guinness isbn 9781561591763 page 1419 ref ref name Klosterman2001 cite book last Klosterman first Chuck title Fargo rock city a heavy metal odyssey in rural N rth Dak ta url http books.google.com books?id b1al4ghM VwC&pg PA260 accessdate 11 April 2011 date 2001 04 30 publisher Simon and Schuster isbn 9780743406567 page 260 ref Biography Downe grew up in Seattle, Washington , the oldest of four children. He became interested in music at a very early age, and in high school he formed a band named The Bondage Boys. Sometime after this he left Seattle for San Diego ... year Downe reunited for a tour with original Faster Pussycat members Brent Muscat and Greg Steele joining ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Downe, Taime ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... DEFAULTSORT Downe, Taime Category Faster Pussycat members Category The Newlydeads members Category ... state Category Pigface members it Taime Downe ... more details
Edward Reynolds Downe Jr. born 1929 is a wealthy businessman and socialite. Biography Downe graduated from the University of Missouri s Missouri School of Journalism in 1952. He worked in a variety of capacities at two Virginia newspapers before joining True magazine True magazine . In 1954, he left True to become an editor at the rival magazine Argosy magazine Argosy he later moved into advertising at Argosy. In 1966, Downe purchased Family Magazine , a newspaper insert similar to Parade Magazine . He founded Downe Communications in 1967. ref name Kleinfield N. R. Kleinfield. Living Poolside, and Wanting More Insider Trading Charges and the Southampton Summer Set. New York Times, Tuesday, June 16, 1992, on section B page 1 of the New York edition. ref Through this company he went on to acquire magazines including True, Argosy, The Ladies Home Journal , The American Home ref Anonymous. Charlotte Ford Wed to Edward Downe Jr. New York Times, Monday, September 1, 1986, on section 1 page 9 of the New York edition. ref Downe eventually sold Downe Communications to the Charter Company , a Jacksonville ... Downe divorced his first wife, Naomi Susan Campbell, in 1977. ref name Kleinfield Downe married ... Ford Wed to Edward Downe Jr.. New York Times. Monday, September 1, 1986, section 1 page 9 ... charged that in the mid to late 1980 s Downe and associated exchanged inside information in order ... New York Times, Friday, September 18, 1992, on section D page 13 of the New York edition. ref Downe ... ref The article pointed out Dodd s close links to Downe, his disgraced former partner in buying ... million fine for his role in the scam, Downe later obtained a pardon in the waning days of the Bill Clinton administration. The controversial pardon was granted after Dodd lobbied Clinton on Downe s behalf ... References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Downe, Edward, Jr. ALTERNATIVE ... Downe, Edward, Jr. Category Living people Category American businesspeople Category Recipients ... more details
infobox WorldScouting type campsite image Downe Scout Activity Centre.png name Downe location Orpington , br Kent country United Kingdom f date unknown founder unknown owner The Scout Association Downe Scout Activity Centre is one of the National Scout Activity Centre The Scout Association Scout Activity Centres under the direct control of The Scout Association in Downe near Orpington , Kent . It provides camping and indoor accommodations for Scouting Scouts and Girl Guides Guides . The Downe site of 86 acre s is convert 16 mi km from the centre of London near the Biggin Hill airfield in Kent. There are three accommodation blocks at the site. Downe offers a range of activities both on and off the site. History Downe Camp opened in 1939, just outside of Orpington in Kent. ref name sb timeline cite web url http www.scoutbase.org.uk library history timeline.htm title A Scouting Timeline format html publisher The Scout Association accessdate 2007 04 04 ref The site offered camping and some activities when it first opened, including swimming. This was possible by the construction of a swimming pool which was funded by the proceeds from the very first Gang Show , which was organised by Ralph Reader for this very purpose. Scouting in Greater London South East Greater London South East Scouts assumed control and management of the site in 1987. However, in 2005, the site was renamed as Downe Activity Centre and became one of the National Scout Activity Centre The Scout Association Scout Activity Centres under the direct control of The Scout Association. ref name glse history cite web url http www.glsescouts.org.uk county facts cprofile.htm title A brief history of the Scout County ... archive archivedate 2007 02 17 ref Downe recently held its 80th birthday party where over 300 from ... sac Scouts downe.html Downe Activity Centre this one seems to no longer work http www.scouts.org.uk nationalcentres downelocation.html http www.scouts.org.uk cms.php?pageid 2374 Downe Activity ... more details
NJSchoolDistrict name Downe Township School District principal superintendent Janice Santucci businessadmin Lisa DiNovi address 220 Main Street br Newport, NJ 08345 website http www.downeschool.org schools 1 enrollment 169 as of 2007 08 ref name NCES faculty 16.0 ratio 10.6 DFG A year 2009 graderange K 8 enrollrange 0 400 rangecount 68 ind1dist 16531 ind1rank 52 ind1avg 12420 ind2dist 8992 ind2rank 42 ind2avg 7588 ind6dist 3881 ind6rank 62 ind6avg 1771 ind8dist 1656 ind8rank 41 ind8avg 1411 ind10dist 1802 ind10rank 43 ind10avg 1462 ind13dist 61 ind13rank 18 ind13avg 97 ind16dist 64329 ind16rank 58 ind16avg 54453 The Downe Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre kindergarten through eighth grade from Downe Township, New Jersey Downe Township , in Cumberland County, New Jersey Cumberland County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2007 08 school year, the district s one schools had an enrollment of 169 students and 16.0 classroom teachers on an full time equivalent FTE basis , for a student teacher ratio of 10.6. ref name NCES http nces.ed.gov ccd districtsearch district detail.asp?Search 2&details 1&ID2 3403960&DistrictID 3403960 District information for the Downe Township School District , National Center for Education Statistics . Accessed November 5, 2009. ref The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education ..., the high school also serves as a receiving school for two rural school districts, Downe and Lawrence Townships. ref School Downe Township School had an enrollment of 169 students in the 2007 08 ... for the Downe Township School , National Center for Education Statistics . Accessed December 7, 2009 ... Staff.php Staff , Downe Township School District. Accessed November 26, 2010. ref ref http www.state.nj.us ... links http www.downeschool.org Downe Township School NJReportCard 11 1120 0 Downe Township School http nces.ed.gov ccd schoolsearch school list.asp?Search 1&DistrictID 3403960 Data for the Downe ... more details
about the school Charles Darwin s house Down House Infobox UK school name Downe House School image Downe House School logo.png size 200px motto type Independent school United Kingdom Independent school established 1907 grades head label Headmistress head Mrs Emma McKendrick street city Cold Ash county Berkshire country England postcode RG18 9JJ urn 110123 staff enrollment 559 gender Girls lower age 11 upper age 18 colours green, red color box 004123 color box red website http www.downehouse.net website name File The Downe House School geograph.org.uk 11377.jpg thumb right Main entrance File Downe House.jpg thumb right Bird s eye view Downe House School is an independent girls boarding school in Cold Ash , a village near Newbury, Berkshire , for girls aged 11 18. History Downe House was founded in 1907 by Olive Willis , its first headmistress, as an all girls boarding school . Its first home was Down House in the village of Downe, Kent now part of the London Borough of Bromley , which had been the home of Charles Darwin . By 1921 this was too small for the school, so Willis bought The Cloisters, Cold Ash , Berkshire , to which the school moved in 1922 where it remains. In 2005, the school was one of fifty of the country s leading independent schools which were found guilty of running ... 2011 Downe House cquote A green and spacious school which leads its pupils into independence as they move ... school downe house school.html Good Schools Guide ref Downe House educates girls between the ages ... former pupils See also Category People educated at Downe House School Aileen Fox , archaeologist Aletha ... Ridler, Ann, Olive Willis and Downe House an adventure in education London Murray, 1967 ref http openlibrary.org b OL5591298M Olive Willis and Downe House at openlibrary.org ref Horsler, Val, & Jenny Kingsland, Downe House a Mystery and a Miracle London Third Millennium Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1903942500 ... 2011 Category Independent schools in West Berkshire Category People educated at Downe House School ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Downe Township, New Jersey settlement type Township New Jersey Township ... Map of Cumberland County highlighting Downe Township.png mapsize 250x200px map caption Downe Township .... image map1 Census Bureau map of Downe Township, New Jersey.gif mapsize1 250x200px map caption1 Census Bureau map of Downe Township, New Jersey Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates ... www.downetwpnj.org Clerk 20and 20CFO.htm Clerk Chief Financial Officer , Downe Township. Accessed ... ref Gnis 882061 Township of Downe , Geographic Names Information System . Accessed January 4, 2008 ... footnotes Downe Township is a Township New Jersey township in Cumberland County, New Jersey ... name Districts2011 What is now Downe Township was formed by Royal Charter on January 19, 1748, as Downes ... . Downe Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey s initial 104 townships by an Act of the New ... unincorporated area located within Downe Township, and is known as the weakfish capital of the world ... as the weakfish capital of the world. ref Downe Township borders Lawrence Township, Cumberland County ... & county downe& cityTown downe& state 04000US34& zip & lang en& sse on&ActiveGeoDiv geoSelect& useEV ... 3Anull& keyword & industry Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights Downe township, Cumberland ... and 14.4 of those age 65 or over. ref name Census2000 Government Local government Downe Township is governed ... to serve as Mayor and another to serve as Deputy Mayor. as of 2011 , members of the Downe Township ... R and Tammi Reynolds R . ref http www.downetwpnj.org twp 20committee.htm Downe Township Committee , Downe Township. Accessed August 30, 2011. ref ref Jones, Jean. http www.nj.com cumberland index.ssf 2011 01 cook selected as mayor in down.html Cook selected as mayor in Downe Township , The News .... ref Federal, state and county representation Downe Township is in the 2nd Congressional ... NJ Governor NJ Cumberland County Freeholders Education The Downe Township School District serves public ... more details
Infobox building name Downe House image caption building type Residential architectural style Georgian structural system Brick and stone location Richmond upon Thames , London , England coordinates start date completion date 1780 demolition date height floor count 4 main contractor architect structural engineer services engineer civil engineer other designers quantity surveyor awards Listed as Grade II by English Heritage Downe House is a home on Richmond Hill , Surrey , Greater London , which was previously occupied by The Rolling Stones lead vocalist Mick Jagger and model Jerry Hall . Description The Georgian architecture Georgian style house faces Richmond Hill and overlooks the Thames river. It is located near Richmond Park , the largest urban park in the United Kingdom . The home was built of brown brick with yellow window dressing. It includes four storeys and a basement with bays on either side and balconies above. It features modillion cornice and balustrading above and cast iron balustrades on the second floor windows. Windows above the bays are round headed, and others are square headed sash windows. The porch has heavy entablature and Doric piers. ref name heritage cite web url http list.english heritage.org.uk resultsingle.aspx?uid 1249949 title Downe House accessdate 29 October 2011 ref History Richmond Hill, London Richmond Hill has been part of the Royal Manor of Richmond since Domesday Book Domesday . Richmond Park was enclosed by Charles I of England King Charles I around 1635. The countryside was mostly agricultural land in the early 18th century, but Terrace Walk was laid out at the top of Richmond Hill in the later 18th century, followed by construction of a number of other houses, including Downe House. The house is thought to have been built around ... with his wife, model Jerry Hall. After the two separated, Jerry Hall remained in Downe House while ... 1185514 l.jpg Image of Downe House from Everystock Photo http list.english heritage.org.uk resultsingle.aspx ... more details
John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe 9 April 1728 21 December 1780 , was a British peer and Whig British political faction Whig politician. Background Dawnay was the younger son of the Honourable John Dawnay MP John Dawnay , eldest son of Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe . His mother was Charlotte Louisa, daughter of Robert Pleydell, while Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe , was his elder brother. ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p37200.htm i371994 thepeerage.com John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe ref Political career Dawnay was returned to Parliament for Cirencester UK Parliament constituency Cirencester in 1754. ref name thepeerage.com ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Ccommons4.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons Chichester to Clitheroe ref In 1760 he succeeded in the viscountcy after the death of his elder brother in the Seven Years War . However, as this was an Peerage of Ireland Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords and consequently did not prevent him from remaining a member of the British House of Commons House of Commons . In 1768 ... Macclesfield to Marylebone West ref Family Lord Downe married Laura, daughter of William Burton, in 1763. They had at least seven children John Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe 1764 1832 William Henry Pleydell ... Downe 1772 1846 Hon. Lora Dawnay b. 17 June 1774 , died young Hon. Marmaduke Dawnay 26 July 1777 ... of Ashwell Lord Downe died in December 1780, aged 62, and was succeeded by his eldest son, John Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe John . The Viscountess Downe died in April 1812. ref name thepeerage.com ... s aft after Savile Finch br Edmund Burke s reg ie s bef before Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe Henry Pleydell Dawnay s ttl title Viscount Downe years 1760 1780 s aft after John Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe John Dawnay end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Downe, John Dawnay, 4th ... 9 April 1728 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 21 December 1780 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Downe, John ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pleydell Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe Royal Society FRS 8 April 1727 9 December 1760 , was a British soldier and politician. Dawnay was the eldest son of the Honourable John Dawnay MP John Dawnay , son of Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe . His mother was Charlotte Louisa, daughter of Robert Pleydell, of Ampney Crucis , Gloucestershire . He succeeded his grandfather in the viscountcy in May 1741, aged 14. As this was an Peerage of Ireland Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords although it did entitle him to a seat in the Irish House of Lords . ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p37200.htm i371993 thepeerage.com Henry Pleydell Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe ref He was consequently eligible for election to the British House of Commons House of Commons and in 1750 he was returned as one of two Knight of the Shire Knights of the Shire for Yorkshire UK Parliament constituency Yorkshire , a seat he held until his death ten years later. ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Ycommons.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons Yardley to Youghal ref Lord Downe also served in the Seven Years War as a Lieutenant Colonel in the King s Own Scottish Borderers 25th Foot . He fought in the Battle of Minden in 1759 and commanded the regiment in the Battle of Campen in October 1760. He died in December 1760 from wounds received during the latter battle, aged 33. ref name thepeerage.com Lord Downe never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe John . ref name thepeerage.com References reflist s start s par gb s bef before Sir Miles Stapylton, 4th Baronet Sir Miles ... before Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe Henry Dawnay s ttl title Viscount Downe years 1741 1760 s aft after John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe John Dawnay end Persondata NAME Downe, Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount ... 1727 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1760 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Downe, Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount ... more details
William Henry Dawnay, 6th Viscount Downe 20 August 1772 23 May 1846 , styled The Honourable William Henry Dawnay until 1832, was an English clergyman and Irish peer. William was the second son of John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe . Educated at Eton College Eton , he became friends there with the son of Giles Earle d. 1811 . He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1790, receiving his BA in 1795 and his MA in 1796. ref name tcp cite book title The Complete Peerage first George Edward last Cokayne volume 3 page 167 publisher G. Bell and sons year 1890 url http books.google.com books?id k7IKAAAAYAAJ ref In 1798, his brother John Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe presented William to the rectories of Sessay and Thormanby . Both of these livings are in North Yorkshire , and were in the patronage of the Dawnays, as was Ashwell, Rutland , to which he was presented by his brother in 1803. ref name gent cite journal journal The Gentleman s Magazine editor Sylvanus Urban year 1846 volume 180 title Obituaries page 91 url http books.google.com books?id yq3PAAAAMAAJ&pg PA91 ref On 6 June 1811, ref name tcp William married Lydia Heathcote, of Connington Castle, by whom he had three children ref name gent William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe 1812 1857 Hon. Lydia Frances Catherine Dawnay 2 October 1813 28 January 1890 Hon. Payan Dawnay 18 November 1815 17 June 1891 Dawnay inherited Beningbrough Hall , Yorkshire, in 1827, upon the death of Margaret Earle, ref cite journal journal Country Life title Beningbrough ... Downe in 1832. ref name gent Downe died at Torquay in 1846 and was succeeded by his eldest son William Henry. ref name tcp Beningbrough, however, was left to Downe s second son, Payan. References reflist s start s reg ie s bef before John Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe John Dawnay s ttl title Viscount Downe years 1832 1846 s aft after William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe William Dawnay s end DEFAULTSORT Downe, William Dawnay, 6th Viscount Category 1772 births Category 1846 deaths Category 19th century ... more details
William Henry Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe 15 May 1812 26 January 1857 was a British politician. Background Downe was the son of Reverend William Henry Dawnay, 6th Viscount Downe, Rector of Sessay and Thormanby. Political career Downe was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Rutland UK Parliament constituency Rutland in 1841, a seat he held until 1846. The latter year he succeeded his father in the viscountcy. However, as this was an Peerage of Ireland Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords . Family Lord Downe married Mary Isabel, daughter of the Right Reverend Richard Bagot bishop Richard Bagot , in 1843. They had eight sons and two daughters Maj. Gen. Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe 1844 1924 Lt. Col. Hon. Lewis Payn Dawnay 1 April 1846 30 July 1910 , Coldstream Guards, inherited Beningbrough Hall from his uncle Payan in 1891 Hon. Alan Charles Dawnay 15 June 1847 3 March 1853 Hon. Guy Cuthbert Dawnay 26 July 1848 28 February 1889 Hon. Lt. Eustace Henry Dawnay 15 April 1850 15 December 1928 , Coldstream Guards, married Lady Evelyn de Vere Capell, daughter of Arthur de Vere Capell, Viscount Malden, and had issue Hon. Capt. William Frederick Dawnay 14 October 1851 29 September 1904 , Staffordshire Militia, married Lady Adelaide Parker, daughter of Thomas Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield and had issue Hon. Geoffrey Nicolas Dawnay 13 December 1852 31 December 1941 , married Emily Bulteel and had issue Hon. Capt. Temp. Maj. Francis Herbert ... Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe Hugh . Lady Downe later remarried and died in April 1900. References Rayment ... the Viscount Downe S start s par uk s bef before Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet Sir Gilbert Heathcote ... Heathcote, Bt br George Finch 1794 1870 George Finch s reg ie succession box title Viscount Downe before William Dawnay, 6th Viscount Downe William Dawnay after Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe Hugh Richard Dawnay years 1846&ndash 1857 S end DEFAULTSORT Downe, William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Category ... more details
John Christopher Burton Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe 15 November 1764 18 February 1832 , styled The Honourable John Dawnay until 1780, was a British Whig British political faction Whig politician. Dawnay was the eldest son of John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe , by Laura, daughter of William Burton, of Luffenham, Rutland . He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1780. However, as this was an Peerage of Ireland Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords . ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p23328.htm i233274 thepeerage.com John Christopher Burton Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe ref He subsequently sat as Member of Parliament for Petersfield UK Parliament constituency Petersfield between 1787 and 1790 ref name thepeerage.com ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Pcommons1.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons Paddington to Platting ref and for Wootton Basset UK Parliament constituency Wootton Basset between 1790 and 1796. ref name thepeerage.com ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Wcommons5.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons Witney to Wythenshawe and Sale East ref The latter year he was created Baron Dawnay , of Cowick in the County of York, in the Peerage ... which gave him a seat in the House of Lords. Lord Downe was twice married. He married firstly a daughter ... marriages. Downe died in February 1832, aged 67. The barony of Dawnay died with him while he was succeeded ... Downe died in March 1867. ref name thepeerage.com References reflist External links Hansard contribs mr john dawnay 1 the Viscount Downe s start s par gb s bef before William Jolliffe MP William Jolliffe ... Downe John Downe s ttl title Viscount Downe years 1780 1832 s aft after William Dawnay, 6th Viscount Downe William Dawnay s reg gb s new creation s ttl title Baron Dawnay years 1796 1832 s non reason Extinct end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Downe, John Dawnay, 5th Viscount ALTERNATIVE ... OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1832 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Downe, John Dawnay, 5th Viscount Category 1764 ... more details
Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe 7 June 1664 21 May 1741 , styled The Honourable Henry Dawnay between 1681 and 1695, was an English Tory political faction Tory politician. Dawnay was the son of John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe , by his second wife Dorothy, daughter of William Johnson, of Wickham, Lancashire . ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p37199.htm i371988 thepeerage.com Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe ref He succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Pontefract UK Parliament constituency Pontefract in 1690, a seat he held until 1695. ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Pcommons2.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons Plymouth to Putney ref The latter year he also succeeded his father in the viscountcy. However, as this was an Peerage of Ireland Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords although it did entitle him to a seat in the Irish House of Lords . ref name thepeerage.com He was consequently eligible for election to the British House of Commons English House of Commons and in 1698 he was returned as one of two Knight of the Shire Knights of the Shire for Yorkshire UK Parliament constituency Yorkshire , a seat he held until ... House of Commons Yardley to Youghal ref Lord Downe married Mildred, daughter of William Godfrey, of Thornock, Lincolnshire , in 1685. She died in August 1725. Downe remained a widower until his ... Viscount Downe Henry , his son the Honourable John Dawnay MP John Dawnay having predeceased him. ref name thepeerage.com References reflist start box s par en s bef before John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe The Viscount Downe br Thomas Yarburgh Sir Thomas Yarburgh s ttl title Member of Parliament for Pontefract ... Thomas Watson Wentworth s reg ie s bef before John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe John Dawnay s ttl title Viscount Downe years 1695 1741 s aft after Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe Henry Pleydell Dawnay end DEFAULTSORT Downe Category 1664 births Category 1741 deaths Category Viscounts in the Peerage ... more details
Image Burnham churchill jul1900.jpg thumb right 350px Lord Downe seated second returning from the Boer War on the RMS Dunottar Castle , July 1900. ref name finesthour127 cite web url http www.winstonchurchill.org files public FinestHour127.pdf title FinestHour accessdate 2007 08 02 format pdf work Journal of the Churchill Center and Societies, Summer 2005 ref Standing L R Sir Byron Leighton, Claud Grenfel, Major Frederick Russell Burnham , Captain Gordon Forbes, Abe Bailey his son John would marry Diana Churchill in 1932 , next two unidentified, John Weston Brooke . Seated L R Major Bobby White, Lord Downe, General Sir Henry Edward Colville a year later Churchill as MP would demand an inquiry over his dismissal from South Africa , Major Harry White, Major Joe Laycock, Winston Churchill , Sir Charles Bentinck. Sitting L R unidentified, Col. Maurice Gifford who had lost his arm in the Second Matabele War . Major General Hugh Richard Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe Royal Victorian Order KCVO , Order ..., 7th Viscount Downe and his wife Mary Isabel Bagot, daughter of Richard Bagot bishop Richard Bagot ... wisdenalmanack content story 151875.html Wisden 1874 ref Downe was created Baron Dawnay , of Danby ... mr hugh dawnay the Viscount Downe http www.kcl.ac.uk lhcma locreg DOWNE.html King s College ... D K.htm Angloboerwar.com Gallery Gallery Image Viscount Downe V.jpg Cigarette card of Viscount Downe produced during the Second Boer War Image Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe.jpg Caricature of Viscount Downe from Vanity Fair British magazine 1868 1914 Vanity Fair magazine , 1883 Image Viscount Downe IV.jpg Verso of Vanity Fair Article about the 8th Viscount Downe gallery start box s mil succession ... Downe John Dawnay s reg ie succession box before William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe William Dawnay title Viscount Downe years 1857 1924 after John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe John Dawnay end box DEFAULTSORT Downe, Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Category British Army generals Category 10th Royal Hussars ... more details
John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe 25 January 1625 1 October 1695 , known as Sir John Dawnay between 1660 and 1681, was an English politician. Dawnay was the son of John Dawnay, of Womersley , Yorkshire , by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Hutton, a Judge of the Court of King s Bench England King s Bench . Sir Christopher Dawnay, 1st Baronet, was his brother. ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p37199.htm i371985 thepeerage.com Sir John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe ref Dawnay was elected as one of two Knight of the Shire Knights of the Shire for Yorkshire UK Parliament constituency Yorkshire in 1660, a seat he only held until 1661, ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Ycommons.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons Yardley to Youghal ref when he was instead returned for Pontefract UK Parliament constituency Pontefract . ref name rayment http www.leighrayment.com commons Pcommons2.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons Plymouth to Putney ref He was knighted in 1660 and raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Downe in 1681. ref name thepeerage.com As this was an Irish peerage he could remain a member of the British House of Commons House of Commons and continued to represent Pontefract until 1690. ref name rayment Lord Downe was twice married. He married firstly Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Jophn Melton, in 1645. After her death in February 1662 he married secondly Dorothy, daughter of William Johnson, of Wickham, Lancashire , in 1663. He died in October 1695, aged 70, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his son from his second marriage, Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe Henry . ref name thepeerage.com References reflist start box s par en s bef before Both seats vacant ... Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe Hon. Henry Dawnay br Sir John Bland, 4th Baronet Sir John Bland, Bt s reg ie s new creation s ttl title Viscount Downe years 1681 1685 s aft after Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe Henry Dawnay end DEFAULTSORT Downe, John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Category 1625 births Category ... more details
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