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 Preston Station’s secret World War I underground platform and stablesUnderneath 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 The medieval origins of Preston, later a Royal BoroughPreston did not have a castle and walls, like Lancaster and York. Rather, Preston’s origins lie in its strategic location and its use as a market centre. The growth of […]
9 months ago Preston’s lost Shambles, demolished to build the Miller ArcadeThere 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 Advertisement Advertisement The Bruce Grime Collection, 1950s and 60s photosThe Bruce Grime Collection is available to be viewed on Preston Digital Archive. The collection features a fascinating range of subjects, from the 1950s and 1960s. However there is a […]
9 months ago Preston’s lost spa baths, fascinating discoveriesVictorian towns were grim dirty places and most houses did not have baths, hence public baths became popular. Preston once had a number of wells that were fed from springs. […]
10 months ago The Victorian Preston Co-Operative Society, against adulterated foodHigh food prices are not a new thing, and this was one of the reasons that co-operatives began to be formed in the mid-19th century. Additionally, food was often adulterated […]
10 months ago The Goss Printing Press Company, a long history in PrestonThe Goss Printing Press Company was once a large employer in Preston. Up to a thousand people worked there, at the company’s peak. Unfortunately it closed down in 2006, and […]
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