An abandoned orphanage in the centre of Preston has been pinpointed as one place to help ease the city’s housing crisis. St Joseph’s Orphanage, in Mount Street, was also a […]

A new masterplan for how Preston’s city centre could develop includes a focus on St Joseph’s Orphanage. The former orphanage and what was Mount Street Hospital has stood empty for […]

These photos show a unique glimpse inside one of Preston’s most notorious abandoned buildings. St Joseph’s Orphanage or Mount Street Hospital in the city centre stands empty awaiting potential conversion […]

On Friday and Saturday, ‘In Certain Places’ hosted ‘Open City Preston 2013’, an event to explore the issue of empty buildings in Preston’s city centre. I went along to Friday’s […]

Police have stepped up patrols around the former St Joseph’s Orphanage on Mount Street after a series of break-ins. Several reports have been made of groups of up to 20 […]

Down Theatre Street in Preston (near the Post Office) is the former St Joseph’s Orphanage or Mount Street Hospital as it became know.