London Road Fire Station :: Shared Description

The fire station on London Road opened in 1906. It had a complement of 30 men, 10 horses and 6 fire engines. The first motorised fire appliance did not appear until 1911. In addition to a fire station with accompanying workshops, stables and control room, the site also housed a police station, an ambulance station, a bank, a Coroner's Court, and a gas-meter testing station as well as housing for the fire chief and his deputy and apartments for 32 firemen's families who were provided with a gymnasium, laundry, children's play area and a billiard room.

The building was Grade II* listed in 1974 LinkExternal link and in 2001, it was placed on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register.

The premises began a gradual wind-down in 1974 and closed as a fire station in 1986 when it was sold to Britannia Hotels who proposed turning it into a luxury hotel but no plans actually materialised.

In 2013 the group Friends of London Road Fire Station LinkExternal link was formed. It is a community trust working to bring the London Road Fire Station in Manchester back into positive use through a sympathetic, multi-purpose redevelopment for the benefit of the community – as soon as possible.

In 2015 the building was purchased by the group Allied London LinkExternal link and serious restoration work began in 2018.
by Gerald England
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SJ8497 : Piccadilly Central and Motel One by Gerald England
SJ8497 : Inscription above the entrance to the old fire station,  London Road, Manchester by Jaggery
SJ8497 : Fire Brigade Emblem, London Road Fire Station by David Dixon
SJ8497 : London Road Fire Station (detail) by Gerald England
SJ8497 : Former London Road Fire Brigade HQ by Thomas Nugent
SJ8497 : Looking South down London Road by Gerald England
SJ8497 : Fairfield Street from Platform 13 by Gerald England
SJ8497 : London Road Fire Station by Peter McDermott
SJ8497 : Images of London Road Fire Station by Gerald England
SJ8497 : Coroner's Court Entrance (detail) by Gerald England
SJ8497 : Decorative head on London Road Fire Station by Gerald England
SJ8497 : London Road Fire Station Manchester by Dave Pickersgill
SJ8497 : NW corner dome of Old Fire Station by Gerald England
SJ8497 : The view from platform 13 by Gerald England
SJ8497 : The old Fire Station by Ian Greig
SJ8497 : Looking down London Road by Gerald England
SJ8497 : Old fire station, London Road, Manchester by Jaggery
SJ8497 : London Road Fire Station by Gerald England
SJ8497 : London Road Fire Station: Bank doorway detail by Gerald England
SJ8497 : Former Fire Station, London Road by David Dixon
SJ8497 : The old fire station which closed in 1985 and has been vacant since by Ian Greig
SJ8497 : London Road Fire Station by Peter McDermott
SJ8497 : Coroner's Court Entrance by Gerald England
SJ8497 : Manchester:  London Road by Dr Neil Clifton
SJ8497 : Echo Street by Thomas Nugent

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Created: Sat, 24 Aug 2013, Updated: Mon, 8 Apr 2019

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