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This category is for nostalgic posts reminiscing about the past.

Discovering Preston’s former cinema sites (part one)

Like many, I have long been fascinated by films, the cinema, and my family’s stories of cinema-going. I remember the distinctive sound of the Pearl and Dean introduction at the […]

3 years ago
The disastrous Preston zoo, a Victorian folly?

Farringdon Park gates Once there stood a pleasure palace, green and magnificent, it was billed as ā€œThe most charming resort in Lancashireā€ – and it was in Preston. For a short time in […]

3 years ago
The dark goings on at 3 Fox Street in Preston as it stands abandoned

Road closure in St Wilfrids Street Pic: Preston City Council The unsafe building at 3 Fox Street allegedly has a seriously spooky history – one which you wouldn’t expect. A temporary road closure is in place inĀ Preston city centreĀ due to […]

3 years ago
Gritty memories of growing up in Preston penned by local poet

Darren Hobson Preston-born poet Darren Hobson has published new work that shares his memories of growing up in and around the town during the 1970s and beyond. Locations in Avenham, Penwortham and […]

3 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Pictures show inside St Joseph’s Orphanage with urban explorer Lost Places & Forgotten Faces

St Joseph’s Orphanage opened in Preston in 1872 on the site of a former almshouse. Its construction was funded by a Ā£10,000 donation from a wealthy widow named Maria Holland. […]

3 years ago
Delve deep into Preston’s chilling past and discover the ‘Murders and Misdemeanours’ of years gone by

Prestonian author Keith Johnson has released a new book titled ‘Preston Murders and Misdemeanours.’ It is over 30 years since he wrote his first book ‘Chilling True Tales of Old […]

3 years ago
A short history of Tulketh Hall – in search of Preston’s long lost castle

A painting of the former Tulketh Hall Did you know that Preston once had a royal castle? That the same site was also the original location of that great medieval house of God – Furness Abbey? That […]

3 years ago
Telling the stories of those remembered on Fulwood’s war memorial in Harris Park

The Fulwood war memorial is within the grounds of Harris Park One of Preston’s war memorials is able to be accessed this weekend. Tucked away in Harris Park, in the grounds of the former orphanage, is the Fulwood war memorial. As […]

3 years ago
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