House Captains
Pankhurst House
Turing House
Lowry House
Walkden House
Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst. The Moss Side-born activist founded the Women's Social and Political Union and was instrumental in gaining the vote for women during the suffragette movement in the early 20th century.
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Alan Turing
Alan Turing was best known for creating machines that helped crack the Enigma code, and laying the foundations for modern computers and artificial intelligence!
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LS Lowry
Laurence Stephen Lowry is famous for painting scenes of life in the industrial districts of the North West in the mid-20th century. He developed a distinctive style of painting and is best known for his urban landscapes peopled with human figures, often referred to as "matchstick men".
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Clara Walkden
Clara Walkden the first sworn female constable in what is now the Greater Manchester Police area. Clara joined Oldham Borough Police in 1921 and pioneered a path that thousands of other women would follow.
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