2017
SJ8398 : Owl, Chetham’s School of Music, Long Millgate, Manchester
taken 8 years ago, near to Manchester, England
Owl, Chetham’s School of Music, Long Millgate, Manchester
This stonework with an owl is located at the south end of the front of the building that was built during 1873-1878 for Manchester Grammar School for Boys. Link The grammar school left for Rusholme in 1930 and Chetham’s School of Music has occupied the building since 1978. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1974. Link
The owl might reflect the Manchester Grammar School motto ‘Sapere Aude’ (Dare to be Wise) and the presence of three owls in the school crest. Link Alternatively, it might allude to Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter at the time he founded the Manchester Free Grammar School for Lancashire Boys (later Manchester Grammar School for Boys) in 1515. Link Go to Oldham, the town 13 km (8 miles) northeast of Chetham’s School, and you might hear it pronounced as ‘Owl-dam’.
The owl might reflect the Manchester Grammar School motto ‘Sapere Aude’ (Dare to be Wise) and the presence of three owls in the school crest. Link
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- SJ8398, 3334 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Martin Jeffries (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 13 August, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 8 February, 2025
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8394 9881 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.1454N 2:14.6096W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)