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Harris running heritage workshops on Preston Flag Market

A damp looking Preston Flag Market Pic: Tony Worrall A hands-on chance to learn how Preston’s heritage is preserved is set to take place on the Flag Market. The Harris, which is currently undergoing major restoration work, is holding […]

8 months ago
Prestonā€™s lost motorway, the M59 and the M55 ghost junction

The opening of the Preston By-Pass, Booklet Pic: Preston Digital Archive There have been many proposed roads that never came about, and some that did. One lost highway near Preston was the M59, which was meant to bypass the A59 to […]

9 months ago
A chance remark leads to Penwortham Priory Academy 70 year reunion

4 elderley, caucasian people - 2 men and 2 women - inside holding an old school blazer A chance comment by one of Penwortham Priory Academy’s Class of 1953 led to a fantastic 70 year reunion in the school’s Rose Garden.  Priory’s first head girl Sonia Ward […]

9 months ago
Preston Stationā€™s secret World War I underground platform and stables

The room known as the Bakehouse Pic: Jessica Flynn Underneath Preston Station there is a little known area, the bakehouse siding. The siding is still there as of 2023. There are also passages and rooms that are now used […]

9 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement The medieval origins of Preston, later a Royal Borough

Prestonā€™s original Town Hall and medieval market square Pic: The Harris Preston did not have a castle and walls, like Lancaster and York. Rather, Prestonā€™s origins lie in its strategic location and its use as a market centre. The growth of […]

9 months ago
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals celebrate 75th anniversary of first Windrush arrivals

Old sepia photo of an Antilles boat on the sea Colleagues across Lancashire Teaching Hospitals celebrated the 75th anniversary of the first Windrusharrivals, whose history is forever intertwined with the NHS. On June 22 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush docked […]

9 months ago
Prestonā€™s lost Shambles, demolished to build the Miller Arcade

The Shambles in Lancaster Road, 1880s Pic: Preston Digital Archive There once stood a long row of shops on land that is now occupied by the Harris and Miller Arcade. This was known as the Shambles. The end of the […]

9 months ago
A voyage of discovery into Preston’s Windrush history

Windrush flag Today, 22 June, is Windrush Day.  It marks the disembarkation of the SS Empire Windrush, a former troopship returning on a voyage from the Caribbean with over 1,000 passengers including 492 […]

9 months ago
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