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Mystery photos from the Preston Digital Archive: Part 4

The Flickr based Preston Digital Archive is a truly fantastic collection of vintage Preston related images and ephemera dating from the mid nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. There are currently […]

10 years ago
Two years on: Remembering the Global Rainbow on the Docks

Remember when the Global Rainbow beamed out from the Docks? It was just two years ago when the light installation was beaming its coloured lasers across the city and beyond. […]

10 years ago
New history book on Preston Buses released

A new history of bus transport in Preston has been published. A local author has researched the fascinating insight into the history of public transport in Preston. Preston Buses by […]

10 years ago
The Preston Magazine: Local history mag issue 17 released

The latest issue of the Preston Magazine, now in its 17th edition, has been released. Started by Penwortham resident Heather Crook the magazine is a collection of nostalgia, history and […]

10 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Mystery photos from the Preston Digital Archive: Part 3

The Flickr based Preston Digital Archive is a truly fantastic collection of vintage Preston related images and ephemera dating from the mid nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. There are currently […]

10 years ago
Lost Preston in Photos (part three)

The RIbble Piddler Photos of things and places lost and forgotten in Preston. Another in our series of both recently lost buildings or places in the city of Preston as well as tantalising […]

10 years ago
Mystery photos from the Preston Digital Archive: Part 2

The Flickr based Preston Digital Archive is a truly fantastic collection of vintage Preston related images and ephemera dating from the mid nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. There are currently […]

10 years ago
Brutalist beauty: Concrete Poetry on BBC4 Part 2

A reminder to watch episode two of BBC’s Brutalism and Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry. The second of a two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist […]

10 years ago
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