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Downside School is housed
in magnificent buildings set in a 500 acre estate at
the foot of the Mendip Hills, twelve miles south of the
city of Bath. The Old House – formerly known as Mount
Pleasant – dates from the 18th century; Isabella House
was completed in 2007. The Abbey Church, partly designed
by Giles Gilbert Scott, lies at the heart of the School.
The
School has excellent teaching, boarding and recreational
facilities. There are purpose-built centres for the Sciences
and Humanities, dedicated Music and Arts Schools, a 600
seat theatre, a comprehensive swimming-pool and sports
complex, over 100 acres of playing fields with all weather
hockey, netball and tennis courts, seven distinctive
girls and boys boarding-houses and extensive buildings
and classrooms set in rolling grounds and farmland.
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