2016

SJ8397 : St Peter's Cross

taken 8 years ago, near to Manchester, England

This is 1 of 11 images, with title St Peter's Cross in this square
St Peter's Cross
St Peter's Cross
Erected to mark the site of St Peter's Church (built in 1788 and demolished in 1907) after its demise, as urbanisation took hold and its parishioners decamped to the suburbs. What had been open fields became St Peter's Square, surrounded by large buildings - the Midland Hotel around 1898; the Central Library in 1934; the Town Hall Extension in 1938; Peter House in 1958.

Under the current Metrolink redevelopment, new offices are being completed across the square from these older buildings, and the Cross has been (slightly) relocated to where it now stands in the photo. In the distance is the Bridgewater Hall, current home of the Hallé.

The new tram lines make interesting arabesques on the roadway and are likely to be a challenge for cyclists.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Peter's Square [581] · Building [390] · Manchester Central [387] · Central Library [216] · Town Hall Extension [138] Title Clusters: · St Peter's Cross [11] ·
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SJ8397, 2676 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Anthony O'Neil   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 20 September, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 30 January, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8390 9792 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.6654N 2:14.6430W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8392 9797
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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