This category is for nostalgic posts reminiscing about the past.
The Harris to host Horrockses Fashions event at Preston MarketThe Harris will host a free Horrockses Fashions-themed event with the ‘X Joanie’ collection this Saturday. On Saturday, 27 August, the ‘Harris in the City: Bringing the Horrockses Fashions X […]
2 years ago Preston’s lost mills and one survivor, colour photos from 1960Preston in 1960, and many Victorian mills are still in use. Avenham Street mill dominates the area, but is now a car park. However, the brick building, further up the […]
2 years ago Key to the Harris handed over for refurbishment to beginThe metal ceremonial key for The Harris will be handed over to a construction company so refurbishment work can begin. Conlon Construction Ltd was made the main contractor for the […]
2 years ago Preston’s Dick, Kerr Ladies honoured in new rail firm postcardsTwo rail firms have launched a postcard series as part of an ongoing project honouring the legacy of the record-breaking women’s football team Dick, Kerr Ladies. The project, created by […]
2 years ago Advertisement Advertisement The famous historian AJP Taylor’s Communist Preston upbringingThe renowned historian and TV presenter AJP Taylor was brought up in Preston, by his ardently socialist parents. Paradoxically his father was partner in Bute Mill, once of Essex Street, […]
2 years ago Courtaulds, rayon replaces cotton as Preston takes the leadFor 40 years the Courtaulds factory dominated the outskirts of Preston. At its peak over 4,000 people worked there. The factory was a pioneer of employing Muslim workers, and its […]
2 years ago Demolition work begins at St Joseph’s OrphanagePreston City Council confirmed that demolition work at St. Joseph’s Orphanage presents no danger to the public. Earlier this month, Preston residents witnessed falling masonry on Theatre Street from ongoing […]
2 years ago Ribble Motor Services and the battle of the busesRibble Motor Services was one of the biggest bus operators in the North West, if not the country. By the time they were bought by Stagecoach, in 1988, they had […]
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