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Great Britain St Joseph's Orphanage and Hospital Preston Dec 15

Vulex

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I had a good little trip here recently, a pressure and stress free explore. The layout is a bit of a mind fuck especially as you go from hospital to old peoples home seamlessly. The people who did the partition walls and ceilings did a great job at hiding some of the fine stained class windows of the old orphanage.

History

St Joseph’s Orphanage was opened in 1872 on the site of an ancient alms house, and St Joseph’s Hospital for the Sick Poor followed five years later.

They were built by wealthy widow Maria Holland, who gave £10,000 at a time when Preston had one of the worst mortality rates in the country, due to poor housing and low-paid mill workers. St Joseph’s Orphanage cared for 971 children before it closed in 1954.

Run by the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of Mercy, the orphanage was the first welfare provider for Roman Catholic girls in Preston, taking in up to 60 youngsters at a time in two dormitories.

After its closure, the top floor of the orphanage continued to serve as accommodation for the nuns who worked in St Joseph’s Hospital, known locally as Mount Street Hospital.

The hospital held collections to help pay for health care for poor patients.

During the First and Second World Wars, they tended injured soldiers and, over the years, tens of thousands of babies were born at the hospital’s maternity unit.

Legendary performer George Formby died at the hospital following a heart attack on March 6, 1961.

The hospital closed when the last sisters left nursing in 1982.

It later became a care home, which closed down more than ten years ago.

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/where-only-phantoms-roam-1-4635215

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DirtyJigsaw

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Like this place, always been on my list but never got round to it as yet

 

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Liking the look of that stained glass and the little chapel, nice report :)

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Some nice shots here.... Good report thanks for sharing... 

 

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Its getting a bit trashed but still looks great! One of my faves...

 

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Still worth a little wander for sure :)

 

coolboyslim

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I absolutely loved this place. It's really good to see it again. And glad you saw it vulex m8ty. Nice pics also. P s did you get to see all the hospital beds in attic with acids name and mine in dust on shelves lol. Great post m8ty 

 

Vulex

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I absolutely loved this place. It's really good to see it again. And glad you saw it vulex m8ty. Nice pics also. P s did you get to see all the hospital beds in attic with acids name and mine in dust on shelves lol. Great post m8ty 
No mate. I think it may of been blocked off. Spent a good while trying to get into the tower but we always came to breeze blocks. Having said that it took us a while to find the chapel as we just kept going in circles. P.S thanks :)

And thanks guys.

 

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Spot on mate, glad you got to see the place. Really like pics 5 and 11  (y)

 

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nice one dude, shall have to pop my head in next time im up that way, thanks for sharing dude :D

 
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