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Preston’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 […]

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Preston Station’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 […]

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The medieval origins of Preston, later a Royal Borough

Preston’s original Town Hall and medieval market square Pic: The Harris Preston 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 […]

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Preston’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
Advertisement Advertisement The Bruce Grime Collection, 1950s and 60s photos

Bin collection 1960s style Pic: The Grimes Collection The 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 discoveries

The spa baths top covering Pic: Preston Digital Archive Victorian 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 food

Fletcher Road Co-Op, 1902 Pic: Preston Digital Archive High 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 Preston

The Goss printing works new building in 1958 Pic: Preston Digital Archive The 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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