Manchester's London Road Fire Station: Standing Up To The Apathy, Neglect & Abuse by Britannia Hotels for 29 years. Enough is Enough.

ita a disgrace this building has not been modernised converted its been empty for about 30 years its manchester city centre for gods sake something must be done to save this building from the soul less people who own it now mcr city council have been very week on this

My dad was a fireman here for 10 years and me and my younger brother where brought up in the flats in the station,wonderfull memories and a great building Manchester should be proud of.

Absolutely in love with this building, would love to be able to access it one day.

THis building needs saving !! It is so beautiful.

An amazing building been stood for far too long. Something needs to be done to save this building before it is too late.

this is an eyesore yet it should be an iconic introduction to Manchester city centre.

I am glad to see that this group now exists to campaign to have this wonderful part of architectural heritage redeveloped. It is shameful that it has been allowed to waste away all these years, when so much has been done to revitalize the rest of Manchester. I live in the US now, but I visit friends and family as often as I can. I have great fondness for the place. I don't have memories of being in the building, but I have spent years wondering why such a fabulous urban treasure has not been turned to a new use. Such buildings should be seen as an asset to a major city, not a liability. Why on earth not move hell and high water to bring it back? After all, they have done that with Victoria Baths, Gorton Monastery, and Elizabeth Gaskell's house. These buildings should be in the Time Out guide, not the Beetchums Powders Tower, or whatever it's bloody called. I past it numerous times last time I was home, getting off the tram at Piccadilly and walking over to the centre of town. Each time I'd looked over and wonder, what a crying shame. Let's hope you can persuade the right people to see sense. Other cities with this sort of heritage would not let this happen. Best wishes, Mark Bates

Please bring this building back to life

This farce has gone on long enough. It's high time that this beautiful building was found better owners and a new purpose before it becomes so dilapidated that the only option is demolition.

Its a crime. I would welcome squatters to take the place over for the short term.

I was born in 1946 my dad had joined the Manchester fire service in 1936 as a driver and we lived at flat 33.So sad to see a listed building decaying like this!

An iconic building right outside one of our major national hub rail stations. Shameful.

when are we going to see this lovely building come back to life. I would like to see another offer to come forward as this hotel chain has taken far too long to do anything and it is deteriorating each day we wait for them to do anything.

Don't let this building be forgotten like the old fire station in Bolton

time is passing,as are the men that served there. preserve it now and give it the new life it so rightfully deserves

The longer they leave it, the worse the decay and the chance of demolition. stinks

put it to use or give it back which would be better

My great-grandfather was stationed at the station as a fire-officer and grandmother (still alive) live in the station during childhood years. The future of the building (securing its beauty and historical function) is hugely important.

I trained at London Road in the early 60's I was a member of the Burnley Fire Service.

Such an interesting, unique and stunning building which deserves to open people's eyes to the wonders of Manchester, not portray a vision of decay and dilapidation.