Charles Darwin's House, Downe, Bromley

Monday, June 26, 2006

Darwin's Children

When the Darwin's moved into Down House 14th September, 1842 they had 2 children William Erasmus (b. 1839) and Anne Elizabeth (b. 1841). Daughter Mary Eleanor was born 2 weeks later on September 23 but died on October 18. The other 7 Darwin children were born at Down House, Henrietta Emma "Etty" in 1843, George Howard in 1845, Elizabeth "Bessy" in 1847, Francis in 1848, Leonard in 1850, Horace in 1851 and Charles Waring Darwin in 1856 who died in 1858.

Charles Darwin's home and neighbourhood at Downe, in Bromley, are being proposed as a World Heritage Site.

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has put forward 'Darwin at Downe' as the UK's World Heritage Site nomination bid for 2006.

If the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribes the site in summer 2007, 'Darwin at Downe' will join the 26 other UK World Heritage sites, including the City of Bath, the Tower of London, Kew Gardens and Stonehenge, as well as international sites such as The Great Barrier Reef, the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Wall of China.

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Charles Darwin's House, Downe, Bromley

Monday, June 26, 2006

Darwin's Children

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