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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Ethan Davies

Iconic Manchester hotel set for facelift - to make it safer in a fire

An iconic Manchester hotel is set for a facelift — in order to make it safer in a fire.

The Marriott Manchester Hotel, on London Road near to Piccadilly Station, used to be known as the MacDonald Hotel. Visible from Mancunian Way, its curved form became iconic among visitors and Mancunians alike.

Now, bosses need to replace styrofoam panels with ‘mineral fiber panels’. It comes after a Fire Strategy was carried out in February of last year.

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