The Shena Simon Campus, formerly the Shena Simon Sixth Form College, is an educational facility on
Whitworth Street
Whitworth Street is a street in Manchester, England. It runs between London Road ( A6) and Oxford Street ( A34). West of Oxford Street it becomes Whitworth Street West, which then goes as far as Deansgate ( A56). It was opened in 1899 and is ...
,
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, England. It is a Grade II
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
.
History
The building was designed by Potts Son and Hennings and was officially opened by the
Duke of Devonshire as the Central Higher Grade School in 1901. During the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, the building was requisitioned by the
War Office
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to create the 2nd Western General Hospital, a facility for the
Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties. It became the Central High School in 1920, the Central High School for Girls in 1960 and then the Shena Simon Sixth Form College (named after
Shena Simon
Shena Dorothy Simon (21 October 1883 – 17 July 1972) was an English politician, feminist, educationalist and writer.
Early years
Shena Dorothy Potter was born on 21 October 1883, daughter of John Wilson Potter and Jane Boyd Potter.
She had a ...
, the politician and feminist) in 1982. It was absorbed into
City College Manchester in 2001 and became a campus of
The Manchester College
The Manchester College is the largest further education college in the United Kingdom and the largest single provider of 16-19, adult and higher education in Greater Manchester, with more than 25% of Greater Manchester’s learning provision un ...
in 2008.
Alumni
Central High School for Girls
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Carol Birch
Carol Birch (born 1951) is an English novelist, lecturer and book critic. She also teaches creative writing.
Life
Birch was born in Manchester. Her parents had met in a wartime armaments factory. Her father, a metallurgist, also played trombone ...
, novelist
*
Vivian Tierney, operatic
soprano, married to
Alan Woodrow
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Arlene Phillips
Dame Arlene Phillips (born 22 May 1943) is an English choreographer, talent scout, television judge and presenter, theatre director, and former dancer, who has worked in many fields of entertainment.
For many years, she was most noted as the c ...
CBE, choreographer, known for ''
Strictly Come Dancing''
See also
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Manchester Central High School for Boys
References
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Education in Manchester