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Piccadilly Gardens

Northern Quarter · 0.1 miles

A central green space on the edge of Manchester’s Northern Quarter provides a public garden together with a major transport interchange. The area, named after the adjoining Piccadilly street, sits between Market Street and London Road and is bordered by a bus station and a Metrolink tram stop; the nearby Piccadilly railway station serves as the city’s main rail entry point. The site was cleared after the First World War, replacing the former Manchester Royal Infirmary, and was originally laid out as an ornamental sunken garden. In 2002 the layout was altered, adding a water feature and a concrete pavilion designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, while retaining its role as an open public area. Historically the ground had been a series of water-filled clay pits known as the Daub Holes before being donated to the city in the 18th century under the condition of perpetual public use. After the infirmary moved in 1908 the vacant land saw several unrealised proposals before being transformed into a public garden in the 1930s, complete with flower beds, a rose garden and cherry trees. Today the park remains freely accessible, offering space for casual recreation alongside the adjacent transport facilities, and is listed on OpenStreetMap as a park within the Northern Quarter.

Angel Meadow

NOMA · 0.6 miles

Located on a slope between the River Irk and Rochdale Road, Angel Meadow lies immediately northeast of Manchester’s city centre and covers roughly 7.4 acres (3 ha). The park occupies the site once dominated by St Michael and All Angels’ church, erected in 1788, and the adjoining burial ground that held an estimated 40 000 interments. In the mid-19th century the surrounding neighbourhood became extremely densely populated, with more than 350 residents per acre, and the area acquired a reputation for poverty, disease and a range of illicit entertainments. The burial ground was later covered with flagstones under the Burial Act 1855, giving the park its alternative name, St Michael’s Flags. Since the early 2000s the Friends of Angel Meadow have overseen a programme of regeneration that introduced new landscaping, wild-flower planting, an arched entrance and solar-powered street lighting, together with seating and waste bins. Six interpretive boards and an information booklet, funded by a Local Heritage Grant, explain the site’s social history, while guided walks organised by the Royal Geographical Society explore the former slums and industrial landscape. The park has held events such as the BBC’s Springwatch Festival (2006) and Spencer Tunick’s Everyday People installation (2010), and it has retained Green Flag Award status since 2006. Access is on foot from the NOMA district and via Rochdale Road; as a public park there is no admission charge and basic visitor facilities are provided on site.

The Glade of Light

Medieval Quarter · 0.6 miles

The Glade of Light is a memorial in Manchester, England, that commemorates the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing of 2017. It opened to the public on 5 January 2022 and an official opening event took place 10 May 2022. The memorial is in the form of a garden with a stone centrepiece inscribed with the names of the 22 victims. Individual 'memory capsules' commemorating each victim have been included in the memorial and are situated within the stone centrepiece.

AO Arena

Medieval Quarter · 0.6 miles

Manchester Arena is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria railway station in air rights space. With a capacity of 23,000 it is the second largest indoor arena in the UK after Co-op Live and third largest in Europe.

Albert Memorial

Civic Quarter · 0.6 miles

Albert Square is a public square in the centre of Manchester, England. It is dominated by its largest building, the Grade I listed Manchester Town Hall, a Victorian Gothic building by Alfred Waterhouse. Other smaller buildings from the same period surround it, many of which are listed.

Peterloo Memorial

Petersfield · 0.6 miles

A contemporary monument in Manchester, England, marks the site of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre. The structure, commissioned after more than a decade of campaigning by the Peterloo Memorial Campaign Group, was presented to the public in August 2019, shortly before the bicentenary of the tragedy. The work, designed by artist Jeremy Deller, measures roughly 1.8 metres in height and stretches 11.6 metres across. Its surface consists of eleven concentric steps crafted from a range of polished British stones, each step bearing the names of eighteen victims and the locations from which they originated. The stone palette includes slate from Broughton Moor and Wales, sandstone from the Peak District and Cove, DeLank granite, red sandstone from St Bees, and Scottish dolerite, reflecting material sourced from across the United Kingdom and former imperial territories. An additional replica of the stepped pattern is reproduced at ground level, accompanied by a plaque set into the floor. While the memorial meets statutory standards for public installations, its stepped configuration has drawn criticism for limiting wheelchair access. Manchester City Council has examined possible alterations, though integrating a ramp without obscuring the inscriptions presents a technical challenge. The site is listed in OpenStreetMap as a monument and historic memorial, and it remains freely accessible to visitors.