Teenagers have been warned not to enter an abandoned building in Preston city centre. Police have issued the plea after reports of children climbing and gaining access to the former […]
8 years ago St Joseph’s Orphanage has architects commissioned to draw up plansA glimmer of hope for restoring the St Joseph’s Orphanage and former hospital in Preston city centre has been given. Manchester-based architects Buttress have been appointed to draw up proposals […]
8 years ago Watch inside abandoned St Joseph’s Orphanage in PrestonAn 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 […]
8 years ago St Joseph’s Orphanage among six key Preston sites which could be developed for new homesAn abandoned orphanage in Preston city centre, a car park and a former high school could all hold the key to easing the demand for new homes in Preston. Preston […]
8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement St Joseph’s Orphanage to be included in Winckley Square housing planA 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 […]
10 years ago In pictures: Inside the former St Joseph’s Orphanage and Mount Street HospitalThese 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 […]
10 years ago Open City Preston: Event explores the empty buildings of the city centreOn 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 […]
11 years ago Police warning as youths seen entering former St Joseph’s Orphanage and smashing glassPolice 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 […]
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