8 pictures inside Grade I-listed historic Manchester home that's been transformed into a holiday let

One of Manchester’s oldest homes has been transformed into a holiday let. Building conservation charity The Landmark Trust have taken on The Station Agent’s House on Liverpool Road which is part of the Science and Industry Museum’s site.

The Grade I-listed building will be self-catering holiday accommodation for up to eight guests. The Station Agent’s House was built in 1808 for Castlefield dyemaster John Rothwell. 

The Liverpool Manchester Railway directors acquired the house for the Manchester terminus of the world’s first purpose-built passenger line at Liverpool Road Station - now the site of the museum - and it became the home to the Station Agents working there. 

In the 20th century, the house was converted into a shop selling sausages and later car parts; after the railway line was closed in 1975, it was altered again into office use for the museum. Now it is accessible to the public for the first time and can be enjoyed as a residence for the first time in 100 years. 

Restoration of the Station Agent’s House was possible thanks to the 487 individuals who supported Landmark’s public fundraising appeal, together with support from trusts and foundations, gifts in wills and in memory. Take a look inside