dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ hiː ˈoʊpənd dˈaʊnsɛnd fɚðə bˈoːɹdɚz fɹʌm pˈiːɾɚbˌʌɹoʊ lˈɑːdʒ, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈæftɚ ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ðə tˈuː skˈuːlz ɐmˈælɡɐmˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə dˈaʊnsɛnd sˈaɪt bᵻtwˌiːn lˈɛðɚhˌɛd ænd ˈæʃtiːd.
During the First World War he opened Downsend for the boarders from Peterborough Lodge, and in 1940 after the beginning of the Second World War the two schools amalgamated at the Downsend site between Leatherhead and Ashtead.