Vimto Memorial
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Vimto Memorial
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 2 Jul 2012
This larger than life-sized model of a bottle of Vimto, surrounded by the fruits used in its manufacturer stands on the site of 49 Granby Row, the original premises where Vimto was first created by John Noel Nicholls in 1908. It was advertised as a herbal tonic which would give drinkers "vim and vigour", hence the name "Vim Tonic", shortened to "Vimto" in 1912. The monument, made from burnished wood, was sculpted in 1992 by Kerry Morrison. The plaque Image next to it reads A MONUMENT TO VIMTO by Kerry Morrison 1992 Stained Oak taken from a sustainable forest John Noel Nichols mixed his first batch of VIMTO at 19 Granby Row in 1908. This sculpture on the site of the building was commisioned [sic] at J.N. Nichols (Vimto) plc. It was restored and repainted in 2011. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/archive/list/item/?id=7415&year=2011&month=09
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Image Location
Latitude
53.475348
Longitude
-2.234545