SJ8397 : St Peter's Square
taken 7 years ago, near to Manchester, England
In the foreground is a water feature which has replaced the garden that surrounded St Peter's Cross. The Cross has been moved to the left and is now directly opposite Manchester Central Library. The library is separated from but now also connected to the Town Hall Extension on the right by Library Walk. Metrolink trams pass either side of St Peters Cross and stop at platforms opposite the Town Hall Extension. The edges of the water feature are used for picnicking and sunbathing.
Manchester Central Library, which is the second-biggest public lending library in Britain (after Birmingham's), is a circular building, south of the extended Town Hall. The library was constructed between 1930 and 1934 but, because of its traditional neoclassical design, many people mistakenly believe that it is much older. The form of the building, a columned portico attached to a rotunda domed structure, is loosely derived from the Pantheon, Rome
The building, which was first opened by King George V on 17 July 1934, is a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage ID:457312 LinkBritish Listed Buildings). It re-opened in March 2014, after a four-year project to renovate and modernise its facilities (Link
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A curved footpath between Manchester Central Library and the Town Hall Extension linking St Peter's Square to Mount Street.
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- Grid Square
- SJ8397, 2892 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 27 June, 2019 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 28 June, 2019
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8394 9792 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.6654N 2:14.6069W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 8395 9791
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
