Lincoln Square
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Lincoln Square by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Lincoln Square
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 2 Jan 2019
The Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293302 statue of Abraham Lincoln by George Gray Barnard was given to the City of Manchester in 1919 by Mr and Mrs Charles Phelps Taft, of Cincinnati, the Sulgrave Institution, and the Anglo-American Society. It was originally displayed in Platt Fields Park and was re-sited in Lincoln Square in 1986. The square is currently undergoing refurbishment https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/lincoln-square-overhaul-revealed/ The statue will be retained but moved to a different position within the square. Following the demolition of the building that previously occupied the space between Mulberry Street and Brazennose Street St Mary's Image church is now somewhat less hidden than it was.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.479637
Longitude
-2.247226