Perhaps the best known Prestonian is Edmund Robert Harris. He was born in 1804 and died in 1877, a wealthy man who bequeathed his massive fortune to the town. Edmund […]

Plans for Harris Park housing development have been revised after a Fulwood group attempted to stop the building on the grounds of a former orphanage. The plans have been resubmitted […]

The former Harris Children’s Home Pic: Tony Worrall A former orphanage and children’s home in Fulwood is to see an extensive inspection to check its condition. Preston City Council’s cabinet […]

The former orphanage buildings are now in private ownership Pic: Tony Worrall A historic area of Preston is having its special status reviewed. Harris Park – the former orphanage buildings […]

The former Harris Children’s Home Pic: Tony Worrall Preston Police have opened a historic sexual offences investigation into allegations of abuse and sexual offences at a children’s home. Christopher Hartley, 56, […]

A plan to add three new homes on the former Harris Orphanage site is returning to the council’s planning committee. Plans to develop the listed building site in Fulwood face […]

Plans to develop a listed building site in Fulwood face objections from conservation groups and local residents. The owners of the Harris Knowledge Park have applied to the city council […]

The latest issue of the Preston Magazine is out in the city of Preston. It includes a number of articles by guest writers on all things local history and more. […]