The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #50 The Non-Teaching Sta… The non-teaching staff play an often unseen role in the life of the school, and yet they have made an immense contribution to the success of MGS. The earliest reference to a named individual not emp… 0 2015 19/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #49 Podex The origins of the sport of podex (pronounced “Puddocks”) are not clear. The sport has been a memorable part of school life for generations of boys and yet there is no evidence that podex was an MGS … 0 2015 18/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #46 Coat of Arms The school’s coat of arms originate from those of our founder. Originally, the coat of arms used were Hugh Oldham’s Episcopal arms. Heraldically, this is incorrect and the error was pointed out to th… 0 2015 15/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #45 Memorial Boards The Great War had not been over long, but planning for a permanent memorial to the fallen was a priority for the school governors from as early as 1919, when a committee was set up. At this stage, th… 0 2015 14/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #44 3rd XI Football Repo… It was a sweaty afternoon in May 2011. And, having just sedated another Politics set with a lesson on interest groups (surely one of the greatest misnomers in the English language), I set about readi… 1 2015 13/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #43 Footage of the Queen… The visit of Elizabeth II in 1965 was not the first visit by a member of the royal family to MGS. In 1920, the then Prince of Wales (later to become Edward VIII) visited Long Millgate. However, the Q… 0 1965 12/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #42 The Owl The owl currently in the school refectory is one of few items from Long Millgate to have survived the move to Rusholme, and, rare books and archive documents aside, one of the oldest. The owl dates f… 0 2015 11/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #41 Norman Birnage’s Dia… We have no photograph of Norman Birnage in the school archives and he certainly doesn’t appear on the MGS ‘Wall of Fame’ along the main corridor, yet his contribution to the our history and heritage … 0 2015 10/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #40 Foundation Stone The foundation stone for the current school buildings was laid on 1st May 1929, by Sir Arthur Haworth, the Chairman of Governors. It can be found under the archway leading into the main quad. The sch… 0 1929 09/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #39 John Bell’s Drawing This artistic plan of the school buildings was drawn in 1965 by art teacher John Bell. He drew it as a gift to the school for the 450th anniversary. John Bell taught art at the school from 1951 to 19… 0 1965 08/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #38 Exercise Books Every school child has surely experienced it – the fear, however irrational, of receiving one’s completed work back from one’s teacher. There will be red pen, undoubtedly, but how much? Will the fe… 0 2015 07/02/2015
The History of MGS in 50 Objects – #37 Evacuation Instructi… In April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, the ancient Basque city of Guernica was destroyed by German aircraft combining high explosives and incendiary bombs. Guernica became the symbol of the ter… 0 1939 06/02/2015
