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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 …

The corridors at MGS with their distinctive green tiles often stay in the memory long after a pupil has left. They are a part of the School that has not changed much since 1931, and are instantly rec…

This summer, the Pavilion will be knocked down to make way for a brand new Sixth Form Centre and Pavilion. The original Pavilion, opened in 1956, was the first addition to the site since the first bu…

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…

This week's hoot is written by current MGS Student Ben Welfare The Hands on History Society first convened a couple of years ago, and was started by Dr. Hopkins and Mrs. Kneale as a way of letting pu…

Work on the buildings at Old Hall Lane began in 1929, just at the start of the Great Depression. The School struggled to sell the old buildings on Long Millgate, and so there were financial constrain…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

In October 1931, an article was published in “The Architect and Building News” on the design of the new school buildings which had been opened in the autumn of that year. To read the full article, fo…

Many Old Mancunians who were at MGS pre-1982 will have memories of a particular space at the very heart of the School – the area nicknamed “The Cages”. Whilst much mentioned, the archive does not hav…