2023

SJ8397 : Merry Christmas Manchester

taken 2 years ago, near to Manchester, England

Merry Christmas Manchester
Merry Christmas Manchester

It is the Twelfth Day of Christmas and Santa still sits on his box outside the Central Library in St Peter's Square.
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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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Season: Christmas other tags: Library Christmas Santa Claus Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Manchester [1283] · St Peter's Square [581] · Manchester Central [387] · Central Library [216] ·
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SJ8397, 2758 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 6 January, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 9 January, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8388 9794 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.6761N 2:14.6612W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8389 9793
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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