Hoots from the Archive - Items from the Archive - Changing … Memories of school days often centre around the physical space we once occupied. Images of our former classrooms can evoke strong emotions. They can also give some insight into teaching methods and c… 0 2023 11/01/2024
Hoots from the Archive - The Second School at Long Millgate We have recently received a number of papers that once belonged to A.A. Mumford, who was employed as the first Medical Officer from 1909 - 1928. Mumford wrote the first modern history of the School w… 0 1776 26/10/2023
Hoots from the Archive - "Tis Fifty Years Since: Reminiscen… This interesting retrospective by an anonymous Old Mancunian was published in Ulula in March 1904: "Within the last half century Manchester, in common with all our large commercial towns, has undergo… 0 2023 19/10/2023
Hoots from the Archive - The Great Rebellion of 1688 Many readers will be familiar with the story of the MGS Rebellion when MGS boys barricaded themselves in the School for two weeks. Previously, we were only aware of a short secondhand account by Scho… 0 1688 20/07/2023
"The Closing of the Doors at Long Millgate" Owen Cox and A. Jepson on the last day at Long Millgate 0 1931 24/05/2023
Hoots from the Archive - MGS in the News: "The Grammar Scho… When Manchester Grammar School made the move from Long Millgate to Rusholme, the famous cast iron owl came too. The Manchester Guardian published this photograph of Receiver Owen Cox with the owl rea… 0 1931 09/03/2023
Plans of Long Millgate Plans of new grammar school, date unknown “showing new arrangements of old desks” “Plan showing an encroachment by Lights and a right of Road bet… 0 1870 23/02/2023
Hoots from the Archive - Ulula at 150 - You Read Them Here … This year marks the 150th anniversary of Ulula and this is the first in a running series showcasing some of the best bits of the School's magazine across the years. The majority of the Ulula archive … 0 1908 16/02/2023
MGS for Sale - The Long Millgate Particulars Booklet When the School had set in place firm plans to move from Long Millgate out to Rusholme, the Long Millgate site and buildings were put up for sale. Here is the original sale booklet. Little did the Go… 0 1929 27/01/2023
Hoots from the Archive - Items from the Archive - The Early… This academic year, the archive has been used by Year 5 boys from the Junior School as part of a scheme of work on local history. We have used various objects and documents as jumping off points to d… 0 2022 27/10/2022
Hoots from the Archive - "New Look for an Old School" In 1951, The Illustrated London News, a weekly magazine focused on photography, published an article by Louis Golding (OM 1908 - 14) on Manchester Grammar School. The article was richly illustrated w… 0 2022 09/06/2022
Hoots from the Archive - MGS in the News: "Goodbye to the O… Just prior to the Old Hall Lane buildings opening in September 1931, The Guardian published a piece describing the Long Millgate site as it was closed. The Receiver, Owen Cox, and the Head Porter, Ma… 0 2022 19/05/2022
