Red List Buildings

Preserving Preston’s Heritage
Red List Buildings

Our Red List Buildings are the ones that we consider to be at most risk. They are unoccupied and in a number of cases are derelict. Most of them have been the victim of some form of vandalism and some of them have suffered from fires.

The Preserving Preston’s Heritage Red List Buildings include:

Avenham Park Lodge

Avenham Park Lodge, while modest in scale, forms an integral part of the original Victorian design of Avenham Park. Constructed in the 1860s to house park staff and mark a principal entrance, the lodge reflects the care with which the park was conceived as a civic landscape of national standing. Its architecture, though not individually remarkable, is typical of the picturesque domestic style often employed for park lodges of the period, designed to harmonise with the surrounding greenery rather than dominate it.

The Shawe’s Arms

The Shawe’s Arms, London Road Shawe’s Arms, London Road, Privately owned but up for sale, has had repair work carried out but not currently in use. The building is secure and appears to be water-tight. The roof was replaced relatively recently. This was part of work that an article in Blog Preston described as an […]

Former Tithebarn Pub

The Former Tithebarn Pub and adjoining former Aladdin’s Cove building The Former Tithebarn Pub and adjoining former Aladdin’s Cove buildings. The Tithebarn pub building is a council owned building, and was quickly earmarked for demolition by the council. However, Preserving Preston’s Heritage campaigned to save the building. Prior to the news about the demolition being […]

The Park Hotel

The Park Hotel, East Cliff The Park Hotel, East Cliff, privately owned, not in use, poor state of repair. Security has been improved and break ins have reduced. Whilst not been empty for quite as long as the nearby St. Joseph’s Orphanage, it has also been a target for Urban Explorers and has suffered a […]

The Harris Institute

The Harris Institute An effort to buy the building as a community asset in 2023 failed – despite a crowdfunding campaign – and instead it was purchased by The Harris Investment Group, based in Bolton. It will be interesting to see what happens with the latest planning application. As well as the plans for the […]

Arkwright House

Arkwright House, Stoneygate Arkwright House, Stoneygate, privately owned, not currently in use. Perhaps the most culturally important building in Preston due to its link with the Father of Industry, Richard Arkwright. The building was sold in February 2025. It is currently unoccupied and has deteriorated quite rapidly whilst it has been empty. Arkwright House on […]

Edith Rigby’s House

Edith Rigby’s House, 27 Winckley Square Edith Rigby’s House, 27 Winckley Square, is known as College House. It is privately owned, and in a poor state of repair but another of vital cultural importance particularly regarding Women’s history. Repair plan goes in for Edith Rigby House in Winckley Square article on Blog Preston: Number 27 […]

Old Dog Inn

Old Dog Inn, Church Street Old Dog Inn, Church St, privately owned, dire state of repair and lucky to still be standing after recent fires. Whilst the building itself has not been a victim of fire, several nearby buildings on Church Street have. They have subsequently been demolished. This included a Listed Building to the […]

St Joseph’s Orphanage

St Joseph’s Orphanage, Mount Street St Joseph’s Orphanage, Mount St – privately owned, dire state of repair and very vulnerable, lucky any of it remains after the fires. This article on the BBC website explains the situation in late 2024, which is round about the time the Preserving Preston’s Heritage was formed:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy9g29y4pko The steady decline […]

All the buildings on our Red List are included in the Red List Category on our website:

https://www.preservingprestonsheritage.org.uk/category/red-list

Preserving Preston’s Heritage Red List Buildings

Preserving Preston’s Heritage
Red List Buildings