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11 Dec 2017: From the Archives: 300 Years since the Founder’s Will Three hundred years ago, on 20 December 1717, Sir George Downing, 3rd Bt, signed the will which would lead eventually – and almost miraculously – to the foundation of Downing College on 22

14 Sep 2017: From Edwardian stables to Heong Gallery: a history. The building housing the new Heong Gallery at Downing was built c.1903, following the decision on 1 November 1902 to replace the College’s original Wilkins-designed stable block with a smaller

24 Mar 2017: WWI Roll of Honour: John George Will 1892 – 1917. The cheery alertness which was so characteristic of him in the football field was part of his very nature… So much alive was he that it is difficult for us to believe he is now for. ever still

6 Oct 2017: Guy Spencer Bryan-Brown (1885 – 1917) First World War Roll of Honour. ‘…he is a sterling man, the best of fellows, and one who has no enemy’. (The Griffin, Lent 1908). Guy Spencer Bryan-Brown was born on 3rd July 1885 in Stroud,

13 Oct 2017: Frederick Charles Davies (1884 - 1917). First World War Roll of Honour. Frederick Charles Davies was born in 1884, the youngest son of Mr. William Davies J.P., the first Mayor of Battersea, and his wife Ellen. He was educated at St Paul’s School

1 Mar 2017: DOWNING COLLEGE AND INDIA. This article, written by Downing postgraduate student Teresa Segura-Garcia, was based on research in the Downing College archive and was first published in the 2015 issue of Dow@Cam. Frederick Howard Marsh is not one of

9 Jan 2017: WWI Roll of Honour – Robert Astley Franklin Eminson (1891 – 1916). Robert was born in August 1891, the son of Dr Thomas and Mrs Clara Eminson of Gonerby House, Scotter, Gainsborough. He was educated at Epsom before coming up to Downing in 1909.

4 Sep 2017: Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policy. The following guidance and procedures have been designed to work alongside the University procedure for handling cases of harassment and sexual misconduct: