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of the new Allen and Overy building in London on the history of the East End andits people by Mike Lear, a professional local tour guide. We also visited Bristol,Edinburgh and Sussex for regional alumni receptions as well holding our regularCambridge gatherings including a talk by Professor David Feldman about his workon the constitution in Bosnia. The Master also took the opportunity to dine withAmerican alumni in New York as part of an academic visit.We were delighted to welcome many of our donors to the annual Donors’ GardenParty and to unveil new names added to the Benefactors Board and to hold our secondannual 1749 Society Garden Party for members benefiting Downing in their wills. Avery special ceremony was held in the Master’s Lodge on 4 July 2007 to elect fournew Wilkins Fellows to thank those who have made exceptional gifts to the College.Around the CollegeAfter 18 months of disruption while the kitchens and the upstairs admin officeswere remodelled and renovated, we could have hoped that the building passionmight revert to the more habitual 14 week summer rush. However, this is not tobe and, thanks to the generosity of our Alumni, and specifically to Dr Alan Howard,the next 2 years will see some of the most concentrated periods of building in theCollege’s history.Following site preparation works during September 2007, excavations will startin earnest for the Howard Theatre at the southern end of the West Lodge Garden.This fully state-of-the-art building will provide theatre and conferencing facilitiesfor up to 170 audience/delegates, as well as additional catering space, break-outrooms and dressing rooms. Quinlan Terry is again the architect and while,externally, it will harmonise with the classical Howard Building and Howard Court,internally it will meet modern environmental standards being heated/cooled usingground-source energy and roof-mounted solar panels. This project will take 2 yearsto reach completion, during which time disruption and loss of conference businesswill be a major concern.In order to demonstrate our flexibility, the Hall will be refurbished during thesame period, with works scheduled to last from Dec 2007 until Dec 2008. Staff andstudent catering for the whole of Lent Term 2008 will be based on the SCR andFleet Room – with the Fellows displaced to the West Lodge – while the floor andceiling are renewed. Work on the walls will be on a rolling programme with partsof the Hall partitioned off to enable it to be used for its normal functions.19
‘Smaller’ building tasks include the total gutting and rebuilding of 50 LensfieldRoad (due completion in Sep 2007) to provide 7 improved undergraduate rooms,while simultaneously converting the upper 2 stories of 76 Regent Street fromoffices to 4 new graduate rooms. Life in the Maintenance Department will not beboring for the next 24 months!Dick TaplinDomus BursarCollege sportBy the JCR Sports OfficerDowning sport has consistently been at a high standard this year, including bothindividual and team successes. A number of our teams have done well inintercollegiate competitions, and coupled with this, many students have alsocontributed to University sport, representing Cambridge in the Varsity matchesthis year. Firstly, special mention goes to the teams that either came top of theirleague, or won in the cuppers competition. Teams that won their divisions includemixed netball, women’s hockey, women’s 2nd netball, mixed lacrosse, women’sbasketball and the men’s 1st tennis team. Cuppers champions include mixedlacrosse, women’s hockey, skiing, women’s rugby and men’s basketball. A numberof other teams also performed well over the year. The pool team was promotedfrom the 2B division, and also reached the semi-finals of cuppers. Men’s hockeyfinished second in their division. The men’s rugby team took a group to Dublin tocompete in the Doxbridge plate, a competition between Oxford, Durham andCambridge universities, and emerged champions. The women’s 1st netball teamwere runners up in their league, and the men’s basketball were second in the 1stdivision. The men’s 2nd tennis team deserves a special mention for coming 15thon the overall tennis ladder, which places them highest out of all the 2nd teams,and above 8 of the 1st teams.All in all, the 2006–2007 season has been a very successful one for Downing,and I’m sure we can build on our achievements in the coming year.[The Rugby Club’s progress can be found at www.crazyaboutsport.com]20
Page 1 and 2: Downing College 2007
Page 4: ContentsDowning College Association
Page 7 and 8: The President. Julian Childs MA
Page 9 and 10: President’s ForewordThe aim durin
Page 11 and 12: Cufflinks in solid silver£68 plus
Page 13 and 14: understanding! The music recitals i
Page 15 and 16: 14Fellowship and students in reside
Page 17 and 18: e hung! I was also honoured and del
Page 19: Development Director’s ReportThe
Page 23 and 24: 1807: The Laying of the Foundation
Page 25 and 26: underpinned by shared secular exper
Page 27 and 28: the digging out of foundations; the
Page 29 and 30: Earl to give support to his nephew,
Page 31 and 32: and other residents. This is the sc
Page 33 and 34: The Schieffelin Leprosy Research &
Page 35 and 36: proposed the establishment of a Boa
Page 37 and 38: DIECI PER TAVOLA GRANDE(Ten for Hig
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Page 41 and 42: Act 5Scene 1: Near MarchThe final A
Page 43 and 44: The Literary Larrikin (biography) -
Page 45 and 46: MarriageAndrew Macintosh (2003) mar
Page 47 and 48: ObituariesStephen Allcock (1952)Ste
Page 49 and 50: papers and Oral English, examining
Page 51 and 52: But he hankered after something to
Page 53 and 54: Claire Louise Cutler, née Morgan,
Page 55 and 56: John Raynes (1954)We learned from J
Page 57 and 58: Martin Ward (1957)Martin Ward came
Page 59 and 60: Editorial acknowledgementsThis publ
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Page 65 and 66: IAN RICHARD JAMES, M.A., M.A. (Warw
Page 67 and 68: The Wilkins FellowsGODFREY MICHAEL
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Memorial service for the late Dr St
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200 Years the Symbiotic Architectur
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In December 2006 Ian Roberts was aw
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Women’s BadmintonThe first team b
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Semi Final). It was a pleasure to s
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Music SocietyPresident: Mark Browne
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competition for the fourth time in
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Scholarships, prizes and awards 200
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College prizesArchaeology & Copsey
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ArchitectureTripos Part IALeung M Y
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Land Economy Tripos Part IAManji I
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Graduate examinationsDiploma in Com
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LawBailey-Munroe, S JBansal, N KBel
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Graduate admissions 2006Anglo-Saxon
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