Declaration of the Rights of Man. The two 'Liberty' trees were planted by representatives of the French Government on 17th October 1989 to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man in Paris 26 August 1789'. Hanging Ditch, Manchester 1 Jan 1989 by Manchester City Council in 1989 Colour: green Wikimedia: Flickr: [geolocate this address] Google Streetview OpenStreetMap