Manchester Grammar School and Hugh Oldham stone plaque
Overview
Manchester Grammar School and Hugh Oldham stone plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Manchester. This stone commemorative plaque records: The Manchester Grammar School. This plaque marks the original site of The Manchester Grammar School on which for more than four centuries successive generations of boys were educated.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This plaque marks the original site of The Manchester Grammar School on which for more than four centuries successive generations of boys were educated.
People and events
The saved account records: This stone commemorative plaque records: The Manchester Grammar School.
How it worked
The saved account records: The school was founded in 1515 by Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter, whose Arms appear above, and remained here without interruption until 1931, when the school was transferred to its present site at Rusholme.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Manchester Grammar School and Hugh Oldham stone plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: The Manchester Grammar School. This plaque marks the original site of The Manchester Grammar School on which for more than four centuries successive generations of boys were educated. The school was founded in 1515 by Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter, whose Arms appear above, and remained here without interruption until 1931, when the school was transferred to its present site at Rusholme. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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