Humphrey Chetham
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Humphrey Chetham was an English textile merchant, financier and philanthropist, responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital and Chetham's Library, the oldest public library in the English-speak
Portrait of Humphrey Chetham, now in the library reading room
Crumpsall Hall, The Birthplace of Humphrey Chetham
The arms of the Chetham family as displayed above the door of the Chetham Arms pub in Chapeltown
Chetham Society Logo
Chetham's School of Music
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Chetham's School of Music is a private co-educational boarding and day music school in Manchester, England. Chetham's educates pupils between the ages of 8 and 18, all of whom enter via musical auditi
Humphrey Chetham
…Humphrey Chetham (10 July 1580 – 20 September 1653) was an English textile merchant, financier and philanthropist, responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital and Chetham's Library, the oldest public library in the English-speaking world. Chetham was born in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England, the son of Henry…
Main courtyard
Millgate building, parallel to Long Millgate, is the former Manchester Grammar School, and became part of Chetham's in 1978. It currently accommodates two boarding houses, a dining room, school gym, and academic classrooms. It is a Grade II listed building.
Manchester Cathedral has been associated with Chetham's since its beginning, when it was a church and the school was built as accommodation for its priests, choristers and clerks.