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Downing College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. It was built in 1800 and has around 650 students.

The name comes from Sir George Downing, who left money and land in his will to build a college when he died in 1749. However, not everyone in the family agreed with this. So, for many years until 1800 there were fights in courts until the judges decided that the will should be followed.

Some very famous people have studied at Downing College, like Quentin Blake, John Cleese and Thandie Newton.

Rawle, Tim, A Classical Adventure: The Architectural History of Downing College, Cambridge, Cantabrigia, Oxbridge Portfolio, 2015, ISBN: 978 0 9572867 4 0


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  • Maitland Robinson Library

    The Maitland Robinson Library by Quinlan Terry, completed in 1992.

  • Downing College, Cambridge, England - IMG 0610

    Downing College Chapel (behind the portico), built in 1951

  • Downing College Boathouse - geograph.org.uk - 1633217

    Downing College boathouse on the River Cam, it was rebuilt in 2000. Here a trailer of rowing boats is shown outside the building.

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    East Range, Downing College, November 2006

  • The Paddock, Downing College - geograph.org.uk - 865853

    The Paddock, the green space between the trees. The church on the skyline is on Lensfield Road.

  • Downing College, Cambridge - geograph.org.uk - 1061660

    North east view of the lawns outside the chapel.

  • Howard Building, Downing College - Feb 2009

    The Howard Building

  • J Block at Downing - geograph.org.uk - 434481

    J Block accommodation

  • The Kenny building - geograph.org.uk - 434479

    The Kenny Building

  • Sundial, Downing College, Cambridge, England - DSCF2191

    A sundial commemorating the bicentenary of the college

  • Ai Weiwei Trees Downing College B

    Ai Weiwei Trees, part of a 2016 exhibition at the Heong Gallery

  • Downing College Sports Ground in the snow - geograph.org.uk - 1654444

    The college sports ground in the snow

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    John Cleese, actor and comedian

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    Andy Hamilton, comedian

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    Sir Ray Lankester, invertebrate zoologist and evolutionary biologist

  • Thandie Newton by Gage Skidmore

    Thandiwe Newton, BAFTA award-winning actress

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    Sir John Pendry, theoretical physicist

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    William Philip Schreiner, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony during the Second Boer War

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    Michael Winner, film director and producer

  • David Lloyd Jones

    David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

  • Yong Pung How at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new School of Law building, Singapore Management University - 20140120-03

    Yong Pung How, former Chief Justice of Singapore

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