Sadler's Yard

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Sadler's Yard
City of Manchester
LocationManchester, England, UK
Coordinates53°29′12.25″N 2°14′23.47″W / 53.4867361°N 2.2398528°W / 53.4867361; -2.2398528
Construction
Completion2015; 9 years ago (2015)

Sadler's Yard is a public square and event space in

Exchange Square
in 1996.

It is located within the

NOMA mixed-use redevelopment scheme, between the CIS Tower, New Century House and the Hanover Building, opposite Manchester Victoria station.[2]

The square was named after James Sadler, a balloonist, chemist and pastry chef who made the first manned balloon flight from Manchester in 1785. It is one of the first public spaces in Britain to be named through online crowd-sourcing, after members of the public were invited to suggest names for the site via social media.[3]

The new city square was delivered by the

Co-operative Group, NOMA and Manchester City Council and was supported by the European Regional Development Fund.[4] It was designed by landscape architects Planit IE, and constructed by contractors Casey.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Sadler's Yard Unveiled Ahead Of Pilcrow Pub Launch". Manchester Confidential. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Sadler's Yard it is... but who the 'eck is James Sadler?". Manchester Confidential. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Lift off for NOMA square naming". The Co-operative Group. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "NOMA square name announced". Place North West. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Sadler's Yard: name of the brand new public square & event space at NOMA". I Love Manchester. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.