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

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, England. Opened on 4 December 2015, it was the first new public space to be created in the

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after Exchange Square in 1996. It is located within the

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mixed-use redevelopment scheme, between the

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and the

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, opposite

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. 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. The new city square was delivered by the

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, NOMA and

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and was supported by the

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. It was designed by landscape architects Planit IE, and constructed by contractors Casey.

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