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This category is for nostalgic posts reminiscing about the past.

Malcolm Tranter At The Preston Historical Society

A full house of members and guests, at the Preston Historical Society meeting of Monday 4th February, were treated to a very interesting and intriguing insight into the life of […]

11 years ago
Preston 2012: the year in photos

A chance to re-visit a few memories of Preston in 2012. As we slowly move into 2013 we have time to look back at Preston in 2012. One abiding memory […]

11 years ago
Emma Heslewood At The Preston Historical Society

At the meeting of the Preston Historical Society on Monday 3rd December Emma Heslewood, The Curator of History at the Harris Museum, kindly gave us a splendid insight of the […]

11 years ago
Belisama: Goddess of the River Ribble by Lorna Smithers

  Belisama is the goddess of the river Ribble, which runs from Ribble Head in North Yorkshire, through Ribblesdale, Central Lancashire and out to the Irish Sea. Her name is […]

11 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement The Hewitson Diaries: A Monologue

  The centenary of the death of noted Preston journalist Anthony Hewitson (1836-1912) was commemorated on the night of 26th October 2012 in Preston at the UCLAN Media Factory by way of a […]

11 years ago
David Hindle book signing 19 October

Meet David Hindle who wil be signing copies of his latest book David’s new book, Victorian Preston and the Whittingham Hospital Railway, known as the ‘nurses special’, explores not only […]

11 years ago
Preston Historical Society First Meeting Of The Season

The Preston Historical Society held the first meeting of the season on Monday 1st October. The guest speaker was Stephen Sartin who is curator of art for the Lancashire County Museum Service […]

11 years ago
Ribble Steam Railway diesel weekend

A great family weekend out in Preston. This weekend at the Ribble Steam Railway and Museum on the docks at Preston will be the one weekend of the year when […]

11 years ago
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