Humane Building, Preston, 2025

A grey brick building with “HUMANE BUILDING” inscribed above two large windows. Below, a “MR. BOOZE EXPRESS” off-licence sign with a bottle logo and “ROTANA RESTAURANT & CAFE” sign are visible. Some plants grow near the windows.

The 18th and 19th century site of the Roast Beef Inn, replaced in 1926 by the premises of the “Preston Humane Assurance Collecting Society”. The building features pleasant although deteriorating cream tiling on the first floor of its facade. In 2025, it is the premises of Mr. Booze Express and the Rotana Restaurant & Cafe.

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