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• WICK LANE
• LINKS

WEST SIDE (from junction with Marie Avenue)

Wick Cottage

A grade II listed building, upgraded from Grade III.

Listing description: Cottage at end of row. Early C18. Timber-framed, thatched roof, brick stack to right. Single-storey and attic, 1-window. Door in C20 porch, one 2-light casement to left, attic has one 2- light casement. Right return is Flemish bond brick and has one 2-light casement. To rear is C20 kitchen extension. Interior has chamfered beams with convex stops, chamfered lintel to open fireplace, winding stairs on east side of fireplace.

Former Occupiers: Percy Gilbert (1950s).

Batten Cottage

Formerly a grade III listed building, listed with Wick Cottage and Wayside Cottage. Former listing description: Late C18. Formerly two cottages.

Former Occupiers: Leslie Harper (1950s).

Wayside Cottage

See Batten Cottage.

Former Occupiers: Frank Martin (1950s- 1960s).

Rivermead

Former occupiers: Mrs Pinkney (1950s); Mrs S M B Wilson (1960s).

Meadow End Cottage

Former occupiers: Herbert Pinckney (1950s); Monty C Edsall (1960s).

Green Pastures

Rose Cottage

Homestead

This area was previously known as Bully Hag, after a witch that was said to have lived here.

Nursery

EAST SIDE (from junction with Marie Avenue)

Cedar House

Stanbury View

Former occupiers: Hedley John Weeks (1950s-1960s).

School House

Trafalgar School for Downton

Downton County Secondary Modern School (known affectionately to ex-pupils as The Academy) was opened in 1965. In the early 1970s the school became a comprehensive and changed its name to Downton School.

The school was renamed the Trafalgar School for Downton in October 2005 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the local association of the Trafalgar (formerly Standlynch) estate that had been given to the family of Lord Nelson in 1815.

Downton College Of Agriculture

This was actually way over the border at North Charford Manor House, accessed at Lions Lodge. However, it is included here as it employed a number of villagers and was a highly respected institution in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The college was opened in 1880 and closed in 1906. It’s President and Principal, Professor John Wrightson MRAC FCS, was an acknowledged expert on agricultural practices and was the author of the Downton Series of text books, published by Cassell & Company during the 1890s.

Professor Wrightson’s son Archibald, who was born in the village, was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry while serving as a Lieutenant with the 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion in November 1915.

The college used the fields and meadows to the north of the road. Staff and students were on hand to assist the injured when the Downton rail disaster occurred on 3 June 1884 (see entry under Pile Bridge, Moot Lane). In recognition of their acts Professor Wrightson awarded them with a specially made cup. In 2005 the Downton Society donated the Wrightson Cup to the Trafalgar School for Downton, and it is now presented annually to a pupil that has demonstrated a particular brand of courage.