St Peter's Square

St Peter's Square est une place publique du centre de Manchester au Royaume-Uni. Elle se trouve entre Princess Street au nord et Peter Street au sud. À l'ouest se trouve la bibliothèque Manchester Central Library, le Midland Hotel et l'extension de l'Hôtel de ville de Manchester. La place abrite le Manchester Cenotaph et l'arrêt du tramway St Peter's Square ainsi que Peace Garden. En 1819, la place est le lieu du Massacre de Peterloo. De 2010 à 2017, la place subit d'importants travaux de réaménagement dont la restauration de la bibliothèque centrale, le déplacement du cénotaphe à l'arrière de l'hôtel de ville, la création d'un nouvel arrêt de tramway et la construction de deux nouveaux immeubles de bureaux au sud de la place : One St Peter's Square and Two St Peter's Square.

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St Peter's Church, Manchester

St Peter's Church was a Church of England church in Manchester, in the historic county of Lancashire (now Greater Manchester). It was designed in a Neoclassical style by the English architect James Wyatt and opened in 1794. The church closed due to a dwindling congregation and it was demolished in 1907. Today its location is marked by a tall stone cross in St Peter's Square.

Rise up, Women

Rise up, Women, also known as Our Emmeline, is a bronze statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in St Peter's Square, Manchester. Pankhurst was a British political activist and leader of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom. Hazel Reeves sculpted the figure and designed the Meeting Circle that surrounds it. The statue was unveiled on 14 December 2018, the centenary of the 1918 United Kingdom general election, the first election in the United Kingdom in which women over the age of 30 could vote. It is the first statue honouring a woman erected in Manchester since a statue of Queen Victoria was dedicated more than 100 years ago.

One St Peter's Square

One St Peter's Square is a high-rise office building in Manchester, England. It is situated in St Peter's Square in the city centre.

St Peter's Square tram stop

St Peter's Square is a tram stop in St Peter's Square in Manchester city centre, England. It opened on 27 April 1992 and is in Zone 1 of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. The stop's platforms were extended in 2009, but later redevelopment in 2015–16 demolished the original two side platforms and replaced them with a twin-island platform layout, which allows for limited cross-platform interchange. The stop is the most used on the Metrolink network.

Two St Peter's Square

Two St Peter's Square is a high-rise office building in St. Peter's Square, Manchester, England. Designed by SimpsonHaugh and Partners, the scheme was controversial as it involved the demolition of a 1930s Art Deco but unlisted building.