Hoots from the Archive - "How it Strikes a New-comer" - A P… In the December of 1926, Ulula, the MGS magazine, published the following from a new pupil, who bravely signed off his piece with his initials: [Our appeals for contributions from within the School s… 0 1926 05/09/2024
Hoots from the Archive - The Longest High Master: Charles L… There have been forty-three High Masters during the Manchester Grammar School's five hundred year history, but by far the longest serving is Charles Lawson. He held the role from 1764 until 1807, an … 0 2024 18/04/2024
Hoots from the Archive - Religion at MGS MGS was founded by a Bishop in 1515, and in its early years had a strong relationship with the Collegiate Church (later Manchester Cathedral). This Christian foundation expressed itself in the daily … 0 2024 22/02/2024
Hoots from the Archive - The History of Primary Education a… This term is the fifteenth anniversary of the opening of the Junior Section at MGS. MGS has a long tradition of educating boys younger than – in modern terms - secondary age (under eleven). The early… 0 2023 14/09/2023
Hoots from the Archive - Item from the Archive - Arrangemen… The boys and staff at MGS have returned from the summer holidays this week. Staff came back on Monday, and the new year 7s started on Tuesday. The rest of the School returned on Wednesday. This stagg… 0 1935 06/09/2023
Hoots from the Archive - "A Letter to a Boy on Leaving Scho… Though the date is unknown, we do know that High Master J.L. Paton penned this short booklet, a letter that consisted of advice for MGS boys on the cusp of adulthood and about to enter the world of w… 0 1920 02/08/2023
Form Photo A photograph of the Classical Sixth and History Specialists with the following individuals identified – R.H. Barrow, B. Epstein, Mr. Wilkins, C.B. Shrewsbury, Bromley, Wright, Mr. H. Williamson, Mr.… 0 1910 23/05/2023
Hoots from the Archive - Coram Regina - A Memory of the Que… This week marks 58 years since the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. To coincide, an Old Mancunian shares memories both of the visit, and also of the teaching of Latin and life in general at MGS during th… 0 1965 16/03/2023
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
Splendid Isolation Splendid Isolation was a newsletter created for Lower School boys at MGS in the first Covid lockdown of Spring 2020 Splendid Isolation.docx Splendid Isolation 2.docx Splendid Isolation 3.docx Splendi… 0 2020 13/01/2023
Admissions Register 1730 - 1807 Follow this link to access printed admissions registers for 1730 - 1807: Admission Register 1730 - 1807.pdf 0 2023 11/01/2023
Hoots from the Archive - William Barrow and the "MGS Rebell… This post recounts the legendary, if rather alarming 'Christmas siege' of 1690, when - in scenes reminiscent of the 1968 film If (from which the two stills below are taken) - MGS pupils barricaded th… 0 1690 24/11/2022
Hoots from the Archive - The Return of the Admissions Regis… The admissions registers are some of the most important records that we hold in the MGS Archive. They are used frequently and are beginning to need a bit of TLC. We sent four volumes off to our frien… 0 2022 11/08/2022
Year 9 pupil wins age group at Alderley Edge festival Congratulations to year 9 pupil Enoch W who won First place in the year 9 and 10 group at Alderley Edge Music Festival 2022. Enoch played the Tempest Sonata from Beethoven; Piano Sonata No.17 Op. 31 … 0 2022 16/05/2022
The Mancunian edition 1 Editorial from edition 1 of The Mancunian, Brian Pythian and Peter Downes 0 1966 23/03/2022
Hoots from the Archive - Sydney Dobson and Hartmut Schild: … During his time at MGS in the 1930s, my father, Sydney Dobson, was a keen student of French and German, which were then the only modern languages on offer. In those days it was not unusual for young … 0 2022 24/02/2022
Hoots from the Archive – Item from the Archive – A Letter f… This letter from the archive gives us a rare glimpse into the character of MGS boys in the mid-19th century. It seems that the boys had sent a petition directly to Queen Victoria, requesting an extra… 0 2021 26/08/2021
