Preston Cleansing Department
Heritage Open Day: Discover the fascinating history of dealing with Preston’s rubbish on the site of an early ‘manure depot’. Tour the site of the former 'refuse destructor' built in the 1880s to collect, sort and burn waste. Originally on the outskirts of Preston, the Argyll Road site has been processing the city's rubbish since the early 19th century, first as the place where 'night soil' was dumped and then as a purpose-built facility for managing the collecting,
Sun 15 Sep:Tours 1000, 1100 & 1300. Free Entry.
Argyll Road, Preston, Lancashire PR1 6JY
Sun 15 Sep 2019