MANCHESTER CHINATOWN, ST PETERS SQUARE, Manchester City Centre Tour. England, UK
Published 2023-04-08
Chinatown in Manchester, England is the second largest Chinatown in the United Kingdom and the third largest in Europe. Its archway was completed in 1987 on Faulkner Street in Manchester city centre, which contains Chinese restaurants, shops, bakeries and supermarkets.
Chinatown is a small area of Manchester's city centre. Its boundaries form a rectangle, surrounded by Mosley Street, Manchester Art Gallery and the Portico Library to the west, Portland Street to the east, Princess Street to the south and Charlotte Street to the north.
However, these boundaries are not official; some maps extend Chinatown further south to Oxford Street.
To the east lies the city's gay village, centred on Canal Street and to the north lies Piccadilly Gardens. Being in the city centre, the area is entirely urbanised. Unlike Manchester city centre as a whole, Chinatown's streets appear largely in a grid plan.
St Peters Square is a public square in Manchester city centre. St Peter's Square is located in the civic quarter of Manchester. Situated on the square are Manchester Central Library and the Midland Hotel.
The north of the square is bounded by Princess Street and the south by Peter Street.
To the west of the square is Manchester Central Library, Midland Hotel and Manchester Town Hall Extension.
The square is home to the Manchester Cenotaph, the Emmeline Pankhurst statue and St Peter's Square Metrolink tram stop and incorporates the Peace Garden. In 1819, the area around the square was the site of the Peterloo Massacre.
The area around St Peter's Square, then known as St Peter's Field, was the site of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre.
The name derives from St Peter's Church which was built in 1788-94 where the gardens are today and also gave its name to Peter Street.
The church was built in the neoclassical style by the architect James Wyatt and was once famous for its church music.
It was demolished in 1907 and the Cenotaph replaced it in 1924. A stone cross (1908) commemorates the church.
In the 1930s, the square was redeveloped around the construction of the Central Library and Town Hall Extension (1930โ34).
Plans for a rapid transit station in St Peter's Square were made in the 1970s; proposals for the abandoned Picc-Vic tunnel envisaged the construction of an underground station to serve both St Peter's and the neighbouring Albert Square.
The early proposals for an on-street light rail system in Manchester revived the idea of a station in the square and the idea was retained as the project evolved, becoming a reality when the Metrolink system opened in 1992.
In 2013, Manchester City Council approved plans for the redevelopment of the square, including the expansion of the Metrolink stop to four platforms.
This coincided with the construction of the One and Two St Peter's Square buildings and the refurbishment of Manchester Central Library, both adjacent to the square.
Numerous archaeological finds were made when construction work uncovered the former crypt of the long-demolished St. Peter's Church, which had a concrete raft built over it in order to safely construct the new tram lines.
The outline of the church is marked in the paving around the square.
The scheme involved using ยฃ20 million of public money, moving the Cenotaph, moving the Peace Gardens, demolishing an inter-war building to establish a new office quarter and closing Library Walk to the public.
A statue of Emmeline Pankhurst was unveiled on 14 December 2018 to commemorate 100 years since women were first allowed to vote in United Kingdom general elections.
The Manchester Cenotaph was inaugurated in 1924 and is the work of Sir Edwin Lutyens and has similarities to the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
In 2014 the cenotaph was relocated to the north-east end of the square; opposite the Cooper Street entrance to the Town Hall.
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00:00 - Intro
00:14 - Mosley Street Manchester
00:33 - Nicholas Street Manchester
00:01:26 - George Street Manchester
00:01:36 - Nicholas Street Manchester
00:01:57 - George Street Manchester
00:03:13 - Faulkner Street Manchester
00:03:40 - St Peters Square Manchester
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Hello dear friend. Wow . Excellent. I send you light love and positive energy and I wish you all the best. Thank you. Like Like ๐๐๐น๐๐35
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Hello my dear friend! Such a beautiful city! Thanks for walking)
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LIKE 61 ๐ W๐W~~~! This Chinatown walking tour video is so awesome, my friend ๐ Enjoyed watching this video!
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You can feel the air of the East in this neighborhood of Manchester. The entrance arch to Chinatown is really beautiful. The evening walk is truly evocative there. Have a nice weekend dear friend.๐๐
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Wow nice video nice sharing God bless ๐๐๐
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That's a beautiful tour around the Chinatown of Manchester .Thanks for sharing and have a lovely week my friend ๐๐๐ฅฐ๐
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MANCHESTER CITY CENTER tour is unbelievably cool, so beautiful
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Very nice place and beautiful scenery. your Manchester tour is so interesting. Full view and like...๐๐
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Thank you for great sharing :) Like 54 for you :) Have a great sunday
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This neighborhood in Manchester truly immerses you in the culture of the East. ๐ฎ The entrance arch to Chinatown is a work of art, and the evening stroll is so evocative. It's like experiencing a different city within the city. Thanks for taking us on this fascinating journey through Manchester's Chinatown and St. Peters Square! ๐๐ถโโ Have a fantastic weekend, my friend! ๐
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Cool place new friend
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Wonderful walking tour footage Chinatown Manchester city center, England, thumbs up 44
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Hi, friend... Thanks for this nice night walking... Greetings...!!!
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Beautiful Manchester Chinatown and structural designs of buildings
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Wow! Beautiful city Amazing sharing
