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Preston Castle

NEWS! Capturing The Castle: Images of Preston Castle (2006-2016), released from my own Crow & Pitcher Press in May 2017. It features over 100 images of Preston Castle, taken throughout a decade.
Buy it at angelicarjackson.com/books
GALLERY: Interior and exterior of the Preston School of Industry, aka Preston Castle (the inspiration for Crow's Rest's Warren Castle). Contact me at angelicarjackson (at) yahoo (dot) com for pricing on canvas prints and merchandise.
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  • "Outside World"

    "Outside World"

    March 2007: The foothill landscape as seen through a door in the gatehouse

  • "Light Breakfast"

    "Light Breakfast"

    April 2012: In the staff kitchen's pantry

  • "3rd Floor Clawfoot"

    "3rd Floor Clawfoot"

    April 2012: The view from this bathroom window on the 3rd floor must have been fantastic

  • "Two Doors Down"

    "Two Doors Down"

    March 2007: Old doors near the intake area.

  • "Go For It"

    "Go For It"

    April 2013: Right outside that window glass is the water-slide fire escape. I've heard stories of the local police getting called out for kids playing on the slide and they'd block off the top and bottom of the slide to teach them a lesson. Sliding down it would be daring enough, but to be trapped in there, even for a short time, would be scary!

  • "To The Annex"

    "To The Annex"

    October 2007: The hallway from the main building to the annex is lined with old coathooks.

  • "Bottles and Jugs"

    "Bottles and Jugs"

    May 2010: Glassware in the window of the staff kitchen's pantry

  • "Infirm"

    "Infirm"

    March 2007: This hospital bed was in the doctor's exam room, adjacent to the doctor's office and pharmacy.

  • "Transom Dressing"

    "Transom Dressing"

    March 2007: Fabric on a transom for one of the private apartments added privacy

  • "Locker"

    "Locker"

    May 2010: This old locker sat in the storage room off the staff kitchen

  • "Restoration"

    "Restoration"

    March 2007: Some of the restoration projects for Preston Castle include undoing later remodels, like this bathroom and bedroom built into a corner of the former library.

  • "Sideboard"

    "Sideboard"

    April 2013: A secretary desk and cabinet in the staff dining room

  • "To Task"

    "To Task"

    April 2013: Vignette in the staff dining room

  • "Infirmary Graffiti"

    "Infirmary Graffiti"

    October 2007: These infirmary walls have since been painted over, but graffiti included this wild tree, and a happy face on the right-hand wall. The Castle was vandalized many times over the years, as well as showing water damage and peeling paint.

  • "Outside In"

    "Outside In"

    October 2007: A bathroom built between floors. The storage room in the hallway leading to this bathroom is where I heard a disembodied voice while getting this shot.

  • "Fixed"

    "Fixed"

    May 2010: A ceiling fixture barely hanging on

  • "Spartan"

    "Spartan"

    March 2007: The annex building was built by students of the Preston School of Industry, and includes an impressive ceiling of exposed beams.

  • "Dormitory Showers"

    "Dormitory Showers"

    March 2007: Many of the more valuable fixtures were sold when Preston Castle was scheduled to be torn down, but these showerheads were left intact.

  • "Thread, Bare"

    "Thread, Bare"

    May 2010: Dressmaker's dummy standing in the infirmary

  • "Rapunzel"

    "Rapunzel"

    March 2007: Vines climbing the brick on the Castle exterior

  • "Turret Detail"

    "Turret Detail"

    April 2006: The Castle's exterior features brick and cut limestone, placed with an eye for intricate designs.

  • "Color Wheel"

    "Color Wheel"

    March 2007: Hose reels are spaced throughout Preston Castle; this one is in the rough-ceilinged hallway on the lower level.

  • "Lambent"

    "Lambent"

    April 2013: The staff dining room

  • "Wash Me"

    "Wash Me"

    March 2007: A pair of old bathtubs await restoration---along with the peeling paint on this wall.

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    "Color Wheel"
    "Lambent"
    "Wash Me"