The Grade II listed Harris Institute in Avenham has been bought by a private company.
They raised awareness by opening the building up as part of 2022’s Heritage Open Days weekend and successfully applied to become a Community Interest Company. The group recently set up aThe Friends of the Harris School of Art held Heritage Open Days to raise the building’s profile. Pic Lisa Brown “Special thanks to John Chesworth of Harrison-Drury, Patricia Harrison of Friends of Winckley Square Gardens, Timothy Joel from Preston City Council, and Rosie Paterson of Lancashire County Council for all their advice, help, and support.