Humphrey Chetham (1580 – 1653) Mancunian merchant, financier and philanthropist

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Humphrey Chetham (1580 – 1653) Mancunian merchant, financier and philanthropist
Humphrey Chetham (1580 – 1653) Mancunian merchant, financier and philanthropist

Humphrey Chetham (1580 – 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.

This statue of Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653) is a reminder of the link between Manchester Cathedral and Chetham's Hospital.

The building canteen through the doorway adjacent to the statue and now houses Chethams School of Music, which retains a strong link with the Cathedral and educates its choristers.

It had its origins in the semi fortified manor house of the Greslet family as early as 1182. The house passed through the female line of the family to John de la Warre, whose successor Thomas became Rector of Manchester in 1373.

He applied to Henry V to make the church a collegiate one, endowing it and giving his manor house to the newly founded College of Priests for use as living accommodation.

Henry V granted the College Charter in 1422, but in 1549 it was disendowed by Edward VI. Two years later the property passed to Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, for use as a town house.

The 4th Earl of Derby obtained a new Charter from Elizabeth I to re-endow the College, but during the Civil War (1646) the Warden and Fellows were expelled.

In 1650 Humphrey Chetham appointed Trustees who founded the school in 1658, after his death.

The world famous mid 17th century Chethams Library is also located in the school buildings. Marx and Engels studied here in the mid 19th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Chetham

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