The workhouse was one of the most dreaded places in Victorian Britain. Consequently, many would rather starve than be admitted. Whereas care of the poor and sick had once been […]

St Joseph’s Orphanage opened in Preston in 1872 on the site of a former almshouse. Its construction was funded by a £10,000 donation from a wealthy widow named Maria Holland. […]

A snap of an abandoned orphanage in Preston city centre appears to show a child’s face at a window. Leonie Thomas was out walking with her son during Sunday (May […]

Major proposals to redevelop the St Joseph’s Orphanage site look set for approval. Czero Developments who took on the site have applied to convert the chapel and tower buildings to […]

The Victorian Society has said the planned demolition of Grade II listed St Joseph’s Orphanage would be a tragedy for Preston’s heritage. The proposals for the site include the demolition […]

Pic: Simon Linford, Czero Developments Progress continues to be made as a Victorian orphanage in the heart of the city is being redeveloped. The former hospital, St Joseph’s Orphanage, is […]

St Joseph’s Orphanage stands empty in Mount Street Pic: Gill Lawson Guided tours of St Joseph’s Orphanage have been postponed. It was originally planned that tours of the abandoned orphanage […]

St Joseph’s Orphanage has stood empty for years Pic: scrappynw One of Preston’s most concealed historic landmarks is about to be sprung open to the public – for one day […]