Manchester Road Spire
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Manchester Road Spire by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Manchester Road Spire
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 22 Sep 2016
Two 42ft high Spires were placed diagonally opposite each other on Manchester Road at its junction with The Esplanade and St Mary's Gate at its junction with Dane Street Image in 1998. The structures rise on a circular base of green slate and blue glass bricks with the spires being made of steel ending in copper verdigris. The one at the end of the Esplanade and Manchester Road includes a metal seat around the base and bears the inscription SPIRE - INSPIRE Image - SPIRE - ASPIRE. They were commissioned by Rochdale Council and designed by Jem Waygood of Partnership Art. The £85,000 cost was financed by Trafford Park Estates Plc, the developers of a new supermarket on St Mary's Gate.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.614428
Longitude
-2.16276