St Peter's Square, Manchester

St Peter's Square

St Peter's Square in 2024
Maintained by	City of Manchester
Location	Manchester, England, UK
Postal code	M1
Nearest metro station	St Peter's Square tram stop
Coordinates	53°28′40″N 2°14′37″W / 53.47778°N 2.24361°W / 53.47778; -2.24361
Construction
Construction start	1790s
Completion	1930s
Other
Known for	Peterloo Massacre (1819)

St Peter's Square is a public square in Manchester city centre, England. The north of the square is bounded by Princess Street and the south by Peter Street. To the west of the square is Manchester Central Library, Midland Hotel and Manchester Town Hall Extension. At the centre of the square is St Peter's Square Metrolink tram stop, a major transport interchange. The square is also home to the Manchester Cenotaph, and the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst Rise up, Women In 1819, the area around the square was the site of the Peterloo Massacre.

From 2010 to 2017, the square underwent significant redevelopment which entailed the restoration of Central Library and attached Library Walk link, the relocation of the Cenotaph to the rear of Manchester Town Hall, the creation of a new extended tram stop and the construction of two new office blocks to the south of the square; One St Peter's Square and Two St Peter's Square.