2014
SJ8398 : Manchester Town Hall and Cenotaph - September 2014
taken 10 years ago, near to Manchester, England
This is 1 of 64 images, with title starting with Manchester Town Hall in this square
Manchester Town Hall and Cenotaph - September 2014
The Manchester Cenotaph, built in Portland stone, was erected in 1924 as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the First World War. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it is similar the Cenotaph in Whitehall which was also designed by Lutyens; "a pylon in diminishing stages with a figure of the Unknown Soldier draped in a greatcoat on top".
The Cenotaph is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage ID:457622 Link
British Listed Buildings).
The memorial has been re-sited from its original position, on the island in St Peter's Square, as part of a major redesign of the city centre and St Peter’s Square (Link (Archive Link ) Manchester City Council)
It now stands outside Manchester Town Hall, a stunning Neo-Gothic building completed in 1877 and rated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building in 1952.
The Cenotaph is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage ID:457622 Link
British Listed Buildings).The memorial has been re-sited from its original position, on the island in St Peter's Square, as part of a major redesign of the city centre and St Peter’s Square (Link
(Archive Link ) Manchester City Council)It now stands outside Manchester Town Hall, a stunning Neo-Gothic building completed in 1877 and rated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building in 1952.
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- Grid Square
- SJ8398, 3331 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 18 September, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 21 September, 2014
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8394 9804 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.7302N 2:14.6073W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 8399 9801
- View Direction
- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
