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Down House
Down House
The east side of the house is close to a narrow lane: the central block was the original house, the service wing to its left was extended with a schoo
The east side of the house is close to a narrow lane: the central block was the original house, the service wing to its left was extended with a schoolroom and bedrooms above the kitchen. The 1877 extension to the right included a new main entrance.
Charles Darwin's study at Down House, restored with original furniture including his wheeled armchair and writing board. On the right, two (shuttered)
Charles Darwin's study at Down House, restored with original furniture including his wheeled armchair and writing board. On the right, two (shuttered) windows look east, and Darwin had an angled mirror fixed outside to see who was coming up the drive to the entrance.
The west front of Down House looks out onto its gardens, and the main block is dominated by the angled walls of the bay extension Darwin had built in
The west front of Down House looks out onto its gardens, and the main block is dominated by the angled walls of the bay extension Darwin had built in 1843. The kitchen wing to the right has a classroom on the upper floor, and the block to the left, added in 1858, has a drawing room behind the glazed roofed verandah.
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George and Dragon public house, Downe
The medieval Church of Saint Mary in Downe
The medieval Church of Saint Mary in Downe
Buckston Browne Farm
Buckston Browne Farm
Bus route 146 outside St Mary's Church
Bus route 146 outside St Mary's Church