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: 24 Feb 2018
This small public square was created in 1986, when the area near the town hall was redeveloped. At that time, the council moved the Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293302 statue of Abraham Lincoln from Platt Fields Park to its present site within the square. In front of the statue was a fountain, built to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. Like the marriage itself, the fountain didn't last. It was filled in, converted to a raised flower bed and rededicated to the memory of Diana after her death in 1997. In the background is Centurion House Image which fronts Deansgate.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.479637
Longitude
-2.247376