This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.
Winckley Square memories: Call to share photos and stories about historic Preston squareWant to share your memories of Preston’s historic Georgian Square? Old photographs, memories and more of Winckley Square are being pinned up and collected for a new book about the […]
8 years ago Lancashire Archives has opening hours cutPreston and Lancashire’s historic records will be available to the public for twelve and a half hours less each week. Lancashire Archives is to see its opening times slashed in […]
8 years ago Exploring inside the Miller Arcade before refurbIn a Victorian jewel in Preston’s crown there’s a lot of work going on to restore the Miller Arcade to its former glory. These pictures show what it was like inside […]
8 years ago Well found beneath Plau gin bar cellarContinued restoration work on a former pub in Preston to convert it into a gin bar has uncovered an old well. Half a metre below the cellar floor the team […]
8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Watch as the Royal Scot steams into PrestonSteamheads got a treat on Saturday night as the Royal Scot pulled into Preston. Around 75 steam engine fans were on the platform at Preston Station to greet her. Gary […]
8 years ago Plaque unveiled to mark bravery of Preston’s Victoria Cross hero Private William YoungFamily members of a Preston man who received the Victoria Cross in the First World War have spoken of their pride at a plaque unveiled in his honour. The memory […]
8 years ago Should Ashton-on-Ribble keep its conservation area?A swathe of Ashton-on-Ribble is to have its historic status reviewed. Preston City Council is looking at its conservation area which covers around 30 hectares of part of the western […]
8 years ago Preston war hero Private William Young to be rememberedA Preston war hero is to see his bravery marked with a plaque on the Flag Market. Private William Young’s family will assemble to mark the actions of the First […]
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