London Road Fire Station, the Grade II-listed building alongside Piccadilly station in Manchester has been put up for sale. The building currently owned by Britannia Hotels has been the source of a long running battle between them and Manchester City Council.

London Road Fire Station is built in an Edwardian baroque style with a red brick and terracotta façade. It opened in 1906 and operated for 80 years prior to its closure and subsequent sale in 1986.

Britannia Hotels had submitted plans to convert the building into an upscale 227-bedroom hotel with restaurants, bar facilities and event spaces; plans which had been approved by the city authorities.

The development of London Road Fire Station is seen as an integral part of the regeneration of the Piccadilly area in general. If the building is finally converted into a hotel it will rub shoulders with a range of three and four star hotels which currently surround the station.