The Volunteer Hotel is a hotel in Sale, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, UK”. It opened in 1897. It stands about 0.5 km from the centre of Sale.[3]
Overview
The Volunteer is a Grade II listed public house on Cross Street in Sale, a town within Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1897 as the Volunteer Hotel for Chesters Brewery, it replaced an earlier pub on the same site whose name had changed from The White Lion to The Volunteer in the early 19th century. The building has remained in use as a pub since opening, with 20th-century alterations to the interior and the end of its hotel accommodation.
From “The Volunteer, Sale” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1897. It was designed by James Diggle Mould. It is listed as a Grade II listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.5 km from the centre of Sale. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Manchester Airport (MAN), about 9 km from the centre of Sale.[4]
It is one of 5 hotels in and around Sale recorded in Wikidata, 2 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 1 chain-operated property there. Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is The Sale, opened in 1879. See Hotels in Sale.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Brooklands Lodge - Bed & Breakfast — 1.2 km
- Eskdale Lodge — 1.2 km
- The Sale — 1.4 km, opened 1879
- Travelodge Manchester Sale — 0.7 km
See also
- Hotels in Sale
- Hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of hotels opened in the 1890s
References
- ^ The Volunteer Hotel (Q26675493). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ The Volunteer Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-12.
- ^ Sale (Q1022733). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Sale. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.