This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.
Food and drink in early 20th century PrestonAs with today, there were many purveyors of fine food in early 20th century Preston. Preston also had a manufacturing base, in food production, with a large biscuit factory in […]
1 year ago UCLan archaeology team discover earliest human remains ever found in northern BritainAn international team led by archaeologists at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has discovered the earliest human remains ever found in northern Britain. Human bone and a periwinkle shell […]
1 year ago Preston Historical Society talk to explore music in a country house in the 1730sThe first Preston Historical Society talk of 2023 is set to take place. The upcoming event will see Alan Crosby explore the music that would have been performed at Rufford […]
1 year ago Preston 100 years ago, cotton in decline, new industries riseOne hundred years ago Preston was beginning to diversify away from textile production. New industries were already well established. Moreover, Preston was more advanced than the typical Lancashire mill town. […]
1 year ago Advertisement Advertisement MP launches search for relatives of brave World War II pilots from PrestonPreston MP Sir Mark Hendrick has launched a search to track down the relatives of three Second World War pilots from Preston, as part of a wider campaign to commemorate the RAF Photographic […]
1 year ago Prestonâs historical sites as they are now, a photo specialMany of Prestonâs historic structures, parks and buildings are still in use today. In this photo special we look at what can be visited and how the sites have developed […]
1 year ago Canal carriers in Preston, a lost way of lifeThe canal wharf in Preston was once a busy place but gradually fell into disuse. It was eventually filled in and today no trace of it can be seen. Life […]
1 year ago Prestonâs lost Saul Street Baths, why public baths and a pictorial historyThe first public baths in Preston opened in 1851 and were replaced in 1936. The former and later baths were on Saul Street. From 1977 the building had a second […]
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