2018

SJ8397 : Looking west from Library Walk

taken 8 years ago, near to Manchester, England

Looking west from Library Walk
Looking west from Library Walk

The gate in the foreground is now closed at night.

In the background rising above Mount Street is a new skyscraper. Originally to be known as 1 Hardman Square, the tower on the site of Quay House is now known as 1 Spinningfields. At 20 storeys it is the tallest office block in Manchester since the CIS Tower was constructed in 1962. It is home to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Library Walk

A curved footpath between Manchester Central Library and the Town Hall Extension linking St Peter's Square to Mount Street.


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Geographical Context: Paths Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre other tags: Passageway Gate Skyscraper Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Manchester [1283] · Street [729] · St Peter's Square [581] · Beetham Tower [233] · Central Library [216] Title Clusters: · Looking west from Library Walk [2] ·
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SJ8397, 2892 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 7 March, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 March, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8383 9799 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.7030N 2:14.7065W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8385 9799
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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