Buildings

 

A recent addition to the archives, an OM kindly purchased these images of Long Millgate for the school on ebay. These postcards depict the school at the turn of the century and we get a glimpse of li…

One of the country’s most celebrated sportsmen returned to his old school in Manchester today to officially open The Manchester Grammar School’s (MGS) new sports hall. Michael Atherton OBE, an Old Bo…

The clock tower and weather vane date to 1931 and the new school buildings in Rusholme. It has often been noted that because the buildings were completed during a time of financial austerity, they ar…

Prior to 1931, MGS had its home on Long Millgate in what is now the city centre, close to Manchester Cathedral. In fact, the school’s links to this street date back right to its early history. The or…

If walking up the school drive for the first time is one memorable rite of passage for every MGS pupil, then, for anyone at the School between 1931 and 2008, sitting in the Lecture Theatre (as the MG…

The Rectory is the oldest building on the current MGS site, and now houses the Biology department. It is the only physical remnant and reminder of the previous inhabitants of this part of Rusholme. T…

MGS in 2015 is something of a frontier enclave, lying close to the boundaries between four townships, Rusholme, Fallowfield, Levenshulme and Longsight. The school buildings are in Rusholme but the ad…

  The statue of Hugh Oldham was originally situated at the back of the School near the Chemistry department. In 2014, Hugh was moved to the main quad, occupying a more prominent position ready for…

The Sports Hall suffered significant damage due to a storm in 2014. It was demolished and rebuilt.