Hoots from the Archive – School Statutes from 1525 Alfred Mumford’s history of the school, published in 1919, gives us a transcription of the statues of the school, written in 1525. They make interesting (if lengthy) reading. MGS in the 16th centu… 0 2018 22/05/2018
Hoots from the Archive – Philanthropy at MGS The well-known bible verse states, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’. Many old boys acknowledge the debt they owe to MGS and, along with parents, former staff and others, have given back t… 0 2018 15/04/2018
Hoots from the Archive – Sapere Aude The school’s motto “Sapere Aude”, loosely translated as “Dare to be Wise”, has its roots in the work of Roman poet, Horace, who used the phrase in his Epistles – He who has begun is half done. Dare t… 0 2018 08/02/2018
Hoots from the Archive – A Brief Life of Hugh Oldham Hugh Oldham was born in 1452 to Roger and Margery Oldham. Early sources are unclear as to whether he was born in Oldham or in Manchester, but either way his family’s roots were strongly Lancastrian. … 0 2017 17/02/2017
Hoots from the Archive – Founders’ Day Photographs This Friday is Founders’ Day, held every year at Manchester Cathedral. We have a number of photographs in the archive of Founders’ Day, including these two images from the 1940s. This first image da… 0 2017 07/02/2017
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #48 Missal This week’s object has the curious distinction of being older than the school itself – though only by about twenty years. It is a printed missal: the book that a priest would need on the altar for th… 0 2015 17/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #29 Misericords Manchester Cathedral is particularly notable for its misericords. Misericords are folding wooden shelves built into the choir stalls of a church or cathedral. They sprang from the rule that monks and… 0 2015 29/01/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #27 Hugh Oldham’s Tomb Bishop Hugh Oldham died in June 1519 and had very specific ideas about his final resting place. His will stated that if he died outside the diocese of Exeter, he should be buried in Corpus Christi Co… 0 2015 27/01/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #6 The Statue of Hugh Ol… Hugh Oldham is the only person to have the honour of a statue created in his likeness on the school site. This is fitting considering the fundamental role he played in founding the school in 1515. In… 0 2015 06/01/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #4 Erasmus New Testament For me, the most romantic (with a small r) book in the Rare Books Collection is an edition of the great scholar Erasmus’ translation of the New Testament into Latin from the original Greek. Erasmus f… 0 2015 04/01/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #2 Foundation Deeds Here at the beginning of 2015, 500 years ago seems very remote. However, we are lucky to still have a direct link back to 1515 in the archives – the foundation documents of the school. Below is a tra… 0 2015 02/01/2015
