NA 1940 FG 1
15 November 1940, Manchester Guardian
Manchester High School for Girls. Dr Padmore Resigns
Report of the resignation of Frank Padmore as Chairman of Governors and appointment of Prof H J Fleure as the new Chairman. Includes an outline of the work for the school of Frank Padmore .
NA 1940 H 1
24 May 1940, Liverpool Post
Women Should Not Be "Sheltered." Share in National Life
Report of Speech Day at Wallasey Oldershaw High School. The guest speaker was Miss M G Clarke. She commented that "wars would not cease until women took a fuller share in national life [and] the war in which we were now engaged would not have become inevitable if we had taken the proper steps after the last war."
Misc 1940 St 1
April 1940
Board of Education. Teacher's Service Books. Bulletin No 29
Regulations about pension contributions for teachers who undertake war service. The name Rhona Barlow is written at the top of the sheet.
NA 1940 G 1
13 July 1940, Manchester Guardian
The Manchester Schools. Holiday Plans
Report on the camps and summer schools organised for children during the school holidays. Includes a description of the evacuation of the school to Cheadle Hulme and plans for the opening of the school at Grangethorpe. Also includes descriptions of the activities of Manchester Grammar School, William Hulme's Grammar School and Withington Girls' School.
NA 1940 G 2
25 July 1940, Manchester Guardian
Manchester High School
Details of the university successes of Elizabeth Blower, Mary Cooke, Joyce Bamber, Irene Moss, Betty McKie, Marjorie Owen, Marjorie Crookes, Merle Robinson, Barbara Bailey, Mary Rogerson, Kathleen Atkinson, Elizabeth Fleure, Enid Garstang, Patricia Goldsbrough, Joan Spencer, Prudence Bennington, Margaret Haigh, Edith Renwick, Gwynedd Lewis, Jessie Thompson, Margaret Pollock, Marian Nicholson, Enid Dobson, Susanne Laemmie, Helen Marshall, Daphne Wilde.
NA 1940 G 3
Secretarial Training for Girls. Courses at Manchester High School
Detailed description of the history of the secretarial training courses at the school.
NA 1940 G 4
26 November 1940
Alice M Cooke
Review of a biography of Alice Cooke. Includes a brief description of her life.
Misc 1940 G 1
Manchester High School for Girls. Session 1939 - 40. Prize Certificate
Blank prize certificate which states that the value of the prize has been donated to war and other funds.
Misc 1940 G 2
17 June 1940
County Borough of Stockport ARP Permit
Permit card issued to Lilian Smith to enter ARP depots and works.
NA 1940 B 1
Central [This is crossed out] High School for Girls. New Premises in Rusholme
Detailed description of the new school buildings at Grangethorpe. Includes comments on the buildings by Miss Clarke and the foreman, Albert Riddle.
NA 1940 B 2
Manchester High School for Girls. The New Home at Grangethorpe
Detailed description of the new school buildings at Grangethorpe. Includes comments on the buildings by Miss Clarke.
NA 1940 B 3
Manchester High School for Girls.
Announcement that the new school buildings at Grangethorpe will be open for inspection on Wednesday, 20 November.
NA 1940 B 4
Grangethorpe School. Possible Occupation in September
Comments made at the Speech Day of Cheadle Hulme School on the successful evacuation of Manchester High School and the forthcoming opening of its new buildings at Grangethorpe.
NA 1940 B 5
18 September 1940, Evening Chronicle
Back to School After 62 Years
Description of the opening of the new buildings at Grangethorpe. Includes description of the school careers of F W Harrison and E Harrison who were present.
NA 1940 B 6
19 September 1940, Manchester Guardian
In their New Home. Manchester High School for Girls.
Description of the opening of the new buildings at Grangethorpe. Includes comments on the buildings by Miss Clarke and Frank Padmore.
References made to Edward Donner, A Selwyn Bean, Archdeacon of Manchester.
NA 1940 B 7
28 September 1940, Times Educational Supplement
Manchester High School for Girls
Description of the opening of the new buildings at Grangethorpe.
References made to A Selwyn Bean, Archdeacon of Manchester, Miss Clarke, Frank Padmore.
NA 1940 B 8
£1,000, 000 from Rates. Education in Manchester
Description of the financial estimates of the Manchester Education Committee for the year 1940 - 1941. Includes a reference to the money loaned to the school.
NA 1940 B 9
Photograph of the front of the new main school building at Grangethorpe.
NA 1940 B 10
12 December 1940, Manchester Guardian
A Manchester School
Two photographs of the new school buildings at Grangethorpe. An outside view with two figures and a view of a staircase.
NA 1940 B 11
October 1940, Daily Dispatch
Bomb near School
Report that a bomb had left a crater 10ft deep and 25ft wide in the school grounds. Includes general reports of people made homeless by bombing.
NA 1940 B 12
A City in Flames. A Land Mine in the Kitchen
Report of an air raid on Manchester including damage to Manchester cathedral and the school. Includes a photograph of the damage to the school buildings at Grangethorpe.
NA 1940 B 13
Manchester Raid Damage. Hospitals, Schools, Historic Buildings and Familiar Landmarks
Detailed description of the damage to Manchester as a result of air raids. Includes a reference to the school at Grangethorpe.
NA 1940 B 14
Cathedral, "Lit. and Phil." and Cross Street Chapel
Detailed description of the damage to Manchester as a result of air raids. Includes a history of the Cross St. chapel which was destroyed and which had been the chapel of the Gaskell family.
NA 1940 B 15
Duration of Manchester Air Raids in Autumn 1940
Graph showing the number of hours duration of air raids of Manchester for each day in September - December 1940.
NA 1940 B 16
28 December 1940, Evening News
Another "Military Objective"
Photograph of bomb damage of the school buildings at Grangethorpe.
NA 1940 B 17
Photograph of bomb damage of the school buildings at Grangethorpe.
NA 1940 B 18
21 November 1940, Manchester Guardian
"Inspection" Day
Report on an open day at Grangethorpe. Includes detailed descriptions of the buildings and general comments by Miss M G Clarke.
NA 1940 B 19
21 November 1940, Daily Herald
Visiting Day at New School
Photograph of visitors observing girls at work at the school at Granegthorpe.
Misc 1940 B 1
November 1940
Manchester High School for Girls
An invitation to inspect the new school buildings at Grangethorpe.
NA 1940 E 1
18 January 1940, Manchester Guardian
The High School Commemorates
Report of the forthcoming Founders' Day which will be held at Cheadle Hulme Congregational Church. The guest speaker will be its minister, Rev J M Philips. Includes the comment that the school report issued in July 1940 "contains no hint of the upheaval to come." Includes details of the building fund.
NA 1940 E 2
Founders' Day
Report of Founders' Day. The guest speaker was Rev J M Philips. Includes comment on the difficulties of travel
References made to Mr Coatman, F A Padmore.
NA 1940 E 3
20 January 1940, Manchester Guardian
Photograph of John Coatman and girls on Founders' Day.
NA 1940 E 4
Founders� Day
Photograph of the school orchestra playing on Founders' Day.
Misc 1940 E 5
18 September 1940
Manchester High School for Girls Hymn Sheet
The words of two hymns which were sung at the opening of the new school buildings at Grangethorpe.