2011
SJ8398 : The Manchester Wheel
taken 13 years ago, near to Manchester, England
This is 1 of 3 images, with title The Manchester Wheel in this square
The Manchester Wheel
The Manchester Wheel, in Exchange Square, viewed from the steps of The Arndale Centre. Behind the wheel is The Triangle Shopping Centre (formerly The Corn Exchange SJ8398 : The Triangle, Manchester), a Grade II listed building built in 1897.
Exchange Square, Manchester
Exchange Square is a public space which was created after the IRA’s 1996 Manchester bombing. Today the square is a major shopping area including a branch of Selfridges, New Cathedral Street, The Triangle shopping Centre and an entrance to the Manchester Arndale, the most-visited shopping centre in the United Kingdom.
The square is served by Exchange Square Metrolink station on the Manchester Metrolink network. Construction on the new extension started in 2014 and the entire Second City Crossing scheme Link became operational in 2017.