2003

SJ8498 : Debenhams Manchester

taken 21 years ago, near to Manchester, England

Debenhams Manchester
Debenhams Manchester
Looking across from Piccadilly Gardens to Debenhams at the top of Market Street.
Debenhams

Debenhams was founded in London in 1778 by Thomas Clark under the name 'Flint and Clark'; there were a number of partner and name changes before the store became 'Debenhams Limited' in 1905.

The large department store was best known for its clothing, cosmetics and home ware.

In 2009 Debenhams had over 153 stores in the UK, with more due to open.

All stores closed for ever in 2021.

Piccadilly Gardens

Piccadilly has been a focal point in the city of Manchester for generations. Prior to 1910, the site which later became Piccadilly Gardens was occupied by The Manchester Royal Infirmary. When the Infirmary was demolished, it was originally planned to build a new art gallery on the site but this plan didn’t come to fruition and in the end a sunken garden was created with a wide promenade around the statues.

LinkExternal link shows the gardens as they were laid out after the Second World War, following heavy bombing. It was painted by LS Lowry in 1954. SJ8498 : Piccadilly Gardens (1979) is a photograph showing the gardens as they were in 1979.

However, in 2002, the Piccadilly Gardens area was redesigned resulting in the removal of the sunken garden to be replaced by a grassed area and the building of a charmless concrete wall dividing the new "Gardens" from the busy bus and tram interchange. To pay for this redevelopment, an office building was erected, using the south east corner of the gardens. There is a fountain which provides a pleasant gathering point in sunny weather (SJ8498 : Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester) but the grassy area soon becomes muddy when it is wet.


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Category: Department store
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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 17 March, 2003   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 6 December, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 844 983 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.8712N 2:14.1922W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 844 982
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