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Downside (other)
Downside may refer to: * Downside, North Somerset, a sub-district of Backwell, Somerset, England * Downside, Somerset, a hamlet near Chilcompton in England ** Downside Abbey, a monastery in Somerset, England ** Downside School Downside School (formally The College of St Gregory the Great, Downside but simply referred to as Downside) is an 11–18 mixed, Roman Catholic, independent, day and boarding school in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, England. It was establish ..., a public school in Somerset, England * Downside, Surrey, a small village in Surrey, England * Downside, New South Wales, Australia See also * Upside (other) {{dab, geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downside Abbey
Downside Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in England and the senior community of the English Benedictine Congregation. Until 2019, the community had close links with Downside School, for the education of children aged 11 to 18. Both the abbey and the school are at Stratton-on-the-Fosse, between Westfield and Shepton Mallet in Somerset, South West England. In 2020, the monastic community of Downside Abbey was home to fifteen monks. In 2022, the community moved to Devon. The Abbey Church of St Gregory the Great, begun in 1873 and unfinished, is a Grade I listed building. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described its Gothic style as "the most splendid demonstration of the renaissance of Roman Catholicism in England". , the monastic buildings in the north of the Downside site are vacant, while the school continues to operate in the buildings to the south. History Foundation and development The community was founded in 1607 at Douai in Flanders, then part of the Spanish Netherlands, und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downside School
Downside School (formally The College of St Gregory the Great, Downside but simply referred to as Downside) is an 11–18 mixed, Roman Catholic, independent, day and boarding school in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, England. It was established in 1614 and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton. Originally a school for English Catholic boys, it was established by English and Welsh monks living in exile at Douai, France. The monastic community returned to England in 1795, with both the community and its school initially housed in the Shropshire home of Sir Edward Smythe, a former pupil. By 1814, the abbey and school had been re-established at their present site, in Somerset. Downside School became fully co-educational in all year groups in 2005. History Monks from the monastery of St Gregory's, Douai in the County of Flanders, came to Downside in 1814. In 1607, St Gregory's was the first house after the Reformation to begin convent life with a handful of exile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downside, Surrey
Downside is a small village in the English county of Surrey, in the local government district of Elmbridge, centred on Downside Common which is southwest of London and northeast of Guildford. Most of its buildings form a cluster. It has an inn, Downside Sports and Social Club, regular village hall events and an annual sports day. It is in the Cobham and Downside ward of Elmbridge Borough Council. History Toponymy The village was a tything (an ancient administrative division represented by an assembly of households within an area comprising ten hides). Downe Place was the home of the Downe (or Adowne) family for many generations, from at least the 12th century. H.E. Malden'Parishes: Cobham - Manor of Downe', in H.E. Malden (ed.), ''A History of the County of Surrey'', Vol. 3 (V.C.H., London 1911)at p. 444, col. b(British History Online, accessed 18 January 2023). followed E.W. BrayleyE.W. Brayley, with J. Britton and E.W. Brayley jun., ''A Topographical History of Surrey' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downside, New South Wales
Downside is a farming community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 15 kilometres north west from Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ... and 24 kilometres south east from Coolamon. Downside Post Office opened on 15 August 1878 and closed in 1905. 200px, left, Downside Landcare Nursery Notes and references {{Wagga Wagga City Suburbs of Wagga Wagga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
