Lined with jewellers, high-end fashion houses, and luxury watch brands, it has a reputation as one of Manchester city centre’s top shopping spots.
St Ann’s Square, and this corner of town, has a long history of attracting the creme-de-la-creme. Nearby King Street, connected by a hidden snicket, is nicknamed by some as the ‘Bond Street of the North’.
The pair were among the first streets to be pedestrianised in the city centre: King Street was first in 1976. St Ann’s Square followed in the early 80s. READ MORE: Woman, 47, travels 450 miles and books FOUR days off work to try Manchester burger The latter also has an important civic role for Mancunians.
The location became the epicentre of a public outporing of grief in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. The square was covered in floral tributes to the 22 victims.
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