Manchester city centre house hasn't been lived in for 100 years - now you can stay there

On the end of a cobbled road in the heart of Castlefield lies an grand, yet unassuming three-storey house. While many may be unaware of its historical relevance to the city, the green-door building is now being opened up for people to discover its past in a remarkably unique way.

With a history stemming back to 1808, The Station Agent’s House on the corner of Liverpool Road and Water Street was built at the dawn of the Railway Age. Situated within the site of the Science and Industry Museum, and where Manchester terminus Liverpool Road Station was once located, it was - at its heyday - a hub of activity.

Originally built for John Rothwell, a partner in the then popular Rothwell & Harrison dyeworks, the building would go on to play an important role in Manchester’s first station when it opened a few years later in 1830.

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Situated directly in front of the terminus for the Liverpool Road Station, which connected Manchester to Liverpool, the building became a residency for the stationmaster and would also be where people bought their tickets for train journeys.

Since then, the building - which is on the site of the Science and Industry Museum - has had many a repurpose being used as everything from a car parts dealership to even a sausage shop. After the railway line was closed in 1975, the house was altered again into office use for the museum.

Now, 100 years after it was last used as a residency, the Grade I-listed has been given another new lease of life thanks to a multi-million pound restoration project by the Landmark Trust (LT).

The Science and Industry Museum has partnered with the charity, which has already