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This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.

Food and drink in early 20th century Preston

The Thomas Powell & Son biscuit factory Pic: Preston Digital Archive As 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 […]

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UCLan archaeology team discover earliest human remains ever found in northern Britain

Local archaeologist Martin Stables cleaning exhibits An 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 […]

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Preston Historical Society talk to explore music in a country house in the 1730s

Rufford Hall The 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 […]

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Preston 100 years ago, cotton in decline, new industries rise

1923, and Blackpool Road bridge is under construction Pic: Preston Digital Archive One 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. […]

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Advertisement Advertisement MP launches search for relatives of brave World War II pilots from Preston

Sir Mark Hendrick said the three men served admirably under exceptionally difficult conditions Preston 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 […]

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Preston’s historical sites as they are now, a photo special

The North Union Railway bridge in summer Pic: Geoffrey Whittaker Many of Preston’s 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 […]

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Canal carriers in Preston, a lost way of life

Gravel boats at Cottam Hall Bridge on the Lancaster Canal, 1905 Pic: Preston Digital Archive The 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 […]

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Preston’s lost Saul Street Baths, why public baths and a pictorial history

The 1936 baths when new Pic Preston Digital Archive The 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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