The former Star Youth Centre, Ashton has been put up for sale by Lancashire County Council.
However, the group Friends of Tulketh Hall are appealing to the council to stop the sale.
The former youth centre is on the site of what was once Tulketh Hall.
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The Friends group claims that the site is the most interesting historically in Preston and surrounding areas as it has been a royal castle; an ancestral hall for over 800 years; and possibly a Roman settlement.
It had been the Star Community Centre for many years.
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There are fears that after the building is sold it may be turned into housing.
A press release from Friends of Tulketh Hall said: “We understand the budget constraints that Lancashire County Council are under and that it cannot afford to maintain this now underused space.
“We would like to offer an alternative – The Friends Of Tulketh Hall, a charitable organisation, taking custodianship and responsibility for the maintenance and development of the site into a fantastic amenity.”
The group say they will:
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They are asking that LCC withdraws the sale of the property.
A spokesman for Lancashire County Council said: “We have been approached about the sale of this site and are now in correspondence with this group.”
If you want to support Friends of Tulketh Hall you can email them at hello@tulkethhall.co.uk.
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