2021

SJ8397 : Santa outside the library

taken 3 years ago, near to Manchester, England

Santa outside the library
Santa outside the library
With Albert Square unavailble due its use as a building site for the restoration work at the Town Hall, Santa has found himself outside Manchester Central Library this year, just as in 2020 SJ8397 : Santa outside the Central Library. Complete with twirly moustache and a giant gift-wrapped box for a plinth, Santa forms the centrepiece of a festive trail of light sculptures across the city centre, which have been made from biodegradable sugar cane and recycled aluminium and feature low-energy LED lights.
Manchester Central Library

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 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings). It re-opened in March 2014, after a four-year project to renovate and modernise its facilities (LinkExternal link The Guardian)

LinkExternal link Inside Central Library (Manchester City Council)


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SJ8397, 2758 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 19 November, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 20 November, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8389 9793 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.6707N 2:14.6521W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8391 9791
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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