The year 1846 was an important year in Preston. It was the year that the Blackburn and Preston Railway opened. It was also a period of deprivation among the working […]
5 months ago Preston in the Middle Ages, priests, lepers and friars900 years ago, religion dominated the lives of medieval Prestonians. Much land in the area was owned by the parish church and the church had almost three times the wealth […]
5 months ago Death, disease and murder in Victorian PrestonThere were many ways to die in Victorian Preston; everything from exploding locomotives to cholera and murder were reported in the local press. Knowledge of disease was limited until the […]
5 months ago Preston in 1965, the beginnings of the modern world?Preston in 1965 was a strange mixture of ancient and modern; steam trains still plied through the station, while the UK’s first KFC was opened. The locomotive above is a […]
5 months ago Advertisement Advertisement Old Preston as depicted by Edwin Beattie, what still survives?Edwin Beattie depicted Preston with an olde-worlde charm that belied the hardships of the era. He sometimes used artistic licence to improve a composition, therefore the images should not be […]
6 months ago Preston plans and schemes, more lost railways and the original M6 plansStudying old plans can lead to interesting discoveries. One such discovery reveals another of Preston’s lost railways. Also, the origin of the UK’s motorways goes back further than you might […]
6 months ago The first post World War II Preston Guild, 1952, in colourThe first post World War II Preston Guild was held in 1952. It was still largely a black and white world, photographically. However modern AI technology can add a splash […]
6 months ago Preston’s vintage transport of the early 20th centuryAdvertisements were often placed in local newspapers and magazines that featured the transport of the day. Through these ads, you can trace the history of transport as well as local […]
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