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Shena Simon Sixth Form College

The Shena Simon Campus, formerly the Central High School and the Shena Simon Sixth Form College, is an educational facility on Whitworth Street, Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]

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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. [2] During the First World War, the building was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 2nd Western General Hospital, a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties. [3] 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, the politician and feminist) in 1982. [4] It was absorbed into City College Manchester in 2001 [5] and became a campus of The Manchester College in 2008. [6]

Alumni

Central High School for Girls

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References

  1. Historic England. "Shena Simon Sixth Form College (1270607)". National Heritage List for England .
  2. Harwood, Elain (2010). England's Schools: History, architecture and adaptation. Historic England. p. 47. ISBN   978-1848020313.
  3. "Second Western General Hospital". Archives Hub. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "Whitworth Street". About Manchester. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. "Shena Simon College". Gov.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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  7. "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Arlene Phillips, choreographer and creator of Hot Gossip". The Independent. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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