Lincoln Square
Introduction
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Lincoln Square
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 6 May 2022
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 underwent refurbishment between 2019 and 2022. https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/lincoln-square-overhaul-revealed/ Key features of the change were re-positioning the Lincoln statue by 90 degrees to act as a centre point for the square and the re-location of the Peace Gardens, formerly situated in St Peter's Square. This features tree planting and seating as well as floor lighting and a memorial plaque to Princess Diana.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.479637
Longitude
-2.247226