Born of London’s Croydon, Sheila moved to Manchester by the 1920s, following marriage to Ernest Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe. A few may have known her as a politician, feminist, educationalist and writer. To most Mancunians, and students of Manchester College, Shena Simon was just a campus of building name. Her life spanned 21st of October 1883 through to 17th July 1972. Yet, many Mancunians will have heard the name Shena Simon. Lady Simon of Wythenshawe sounds an odd name. Listening to Pretty Boy blasting out of loud speakers in Wythenshawe Park, I wandered where the park’s beginnings began… and then I forgot the Noel Gallagher gig but was reminded of it whilst passing Shena Simon Campus in Manchester.
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