The new Victorian age began in 1837. It was a time of rapid progress in science and technology. Victoria’s reign lasted into the 20th century and saw massive changes. The […]

In the winter of 1630 Preston suffered a …”visitation of almighty God, the plague”. The parish registers for the town, record the grim progress of the disease. By the summer of 1631 […]

Some new images of the now lost Empress Cinema in Ashton have been published on the Preston Digital Archive. They were uploaded by the Preston Reunited Facebook group. These show […]

Postcards were often used for promotional purposes as well as for leisure. That included sentimental cards that were sent to the front during World War I. Tragedy befell the Preston […]

A new campaign is proposing to repurpose the Preston Basin of the Lancaster Canal. The Restoring Preston Basin campaign wants to see the site of the 300 feet (91 metre) […]

The shipment of goods was dominated by the railways until the early 20th century. Preston was at the heart of attempts to break that monopoly. T Coulthard and Company of […]

Medical equipment and nursing training reports dating back almost a hundred years have been discovered at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Items, including a pair of Tudor Edwards Spectacles […]

In 1946, the report “Towards a Prouder Preston” was published. This resulted in many plans being submitted that never came to pass. These included a massive bus/rail interchange on the […]