This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.
Preston’s Bistro French comes back for one night only
Bistro French, a famous restaurant in Preston is returning for one night with the food and entertainment the restaurant was known for. The event on Friday 22nd July will be […]
A Preston pub has been upgraded to a grade II* building as part of a project to help save rare historic pub interiors. The Black Horse in Friargate, is amongst […]
Preston was founded as a market town and was still largely agricultural, on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution. The American War of Independence was coming to a close and […]
People are urged to share any objects they have which relate to the life and workings of a 400-year-old Lancashire house. Bank Hall in Bretherton – one of the most beautiful […]
A Preston group have invited residents to a new exhibition focusing on life in the 1950s. Friends of Winckley Square’s ‘1950s An Age of Optimism Exhibition’ urges locals to walk […]
South Ribble Council will this June mark Windrush Day by raising a flag outside their offices, with a Leyland community group holding a diversity event three days later. On 22 […]
Working class biographies from the Victorian era are rare, one such has been written by PeterĀ Moulding. This allows us to contrast the lives of two very different women, living in […]
Councillors will meet to discuss the release of Ā£750,000 to The Re-Imagining the HarrisĀ project. The redevelopment of The Harris in Preston will take a significant step forward this week, with […]