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Shambles Square is a square in Manchester, England.It was created in 1999, when The Old Wellington Inn and Sinclair's Oyster Bar were rebuilt there, having been moved from the Old Shambles nearby as part of major building works in the city following the 1996 Manchester bombing.
The oldest building of its kind in Manchester, The Old Wellington Inn was built in 1552 next to the market square which led off what is now Market Street, in what was known as the Shambles. [2] In 1554, part of it became a draper 's shop, owned by the Byrom family, [ 3 ] and the writer John Byrom was born there in 1692. [ 4 ]
Piccadilly Gardens, a green space in the city (view towards Market Street) The city centre has variously been defined as those parts of the city within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, [24] or else the entire area within Manchester's Inner Ring Road, thereby encompassing a part of the administratively separate City of Salford, [25] and an area of Oxford Road to the south. [26]
Cuts the city centre in two and runs roughly north–south in a near straight route through the western part of the city centre. It is one of the oldest thoroughfares through the city and is the longest road in the city centre at over one mile long. [3] The Moon Under Water, listed in Guinness' as the largest public house in Britain. [4]
Most of Manchester is encompassed within the motorway, except for the southernmost part of the city (Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport) which is served by the M56. The M60 is 36.1 miles (58.1 km) long and was renamed the M60 in 1998, with parts of the M62 , M66 and all of the M63 being amalgamated into the new route, and the circle completed ...
Co-op Live is the first U.K. venue from Oak View, in partnership with the Manchester City soccer team’s owners City Football Group, and will enter a crowded Manchester concert market ...
Corporation Street is a major thoroughfare in Manchester city centre, England.It runs from Dantzic Street to the junction of Cross Street and Market Street.Major buildings located on or adjacent to the street include the Arndale Centre, Exchange Square, The Printworks, Urbis (National Football Museum) and New Century House next to the CIS Tower.
A major component of the ring road is the A57(M) motorway (Mancunian Way) to the south of Manchester city centre. When it was built, it was planned to be the first of many such inner-city elevated roads. The road is a pivotal part of the ring road for east–west traffic across the southern part of the city centre.