Old city primary school earmarked for apartments

A former primary school in Preston could be flattened to make way for apartments-more than 65 years after its gates closed for the final time.

- by Paul Faulkner

St. Mark's Primary School, on Wellington Street, is thought to have shut in the late 1950s. The building was later occupied by John Fenton Engineers, but has been home to Heckford Advertising since 1990.

The marketing firm is planning to move to a larger base in the city and a proposal has been drawn up to demolish its current premises and build two, three-storey apartment blocks on the site.