This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.
Nostalgic 1960’s/70’s Preston revealed in pictures (Part 5)There’s quite and exciting mix of images in this weeks helping of 60’s and 70’s pictures of Preston. Most of what you will see has either been swept away completely […]
9 years ago Bank commercial manager cleans historic uniforms for ‘Give and Gain Day’ causeSalute Andrew Gleave from Walton le Dale. He is normally based at the Yorkshire Bank’s Bolton branch as Commercial Manager, but his mission on Friday 15 May was to take […]
9 years ago Nostalgic 1960’s/70’s Preston revealed in pictures (Part 4)The first two pictures this week are not very seasonal as they are of the winter festive season in Fishergate; however, they are excellent views and should bring back memories […]
9 years ago Nostalgic 1960’s/70’s Preston revealed in pictures (Part 3)By the warm response that we’ve had, it certainly appears that readers love to see these old digitised photos of Preston in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. I suppose that the […]
9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Nostalgic 1960’s/70’s Preston revealed in pictures (Part 2)We continue this week with another fabulous set of pictures from an era gone by in Preston. There were massive transformations going on in the town in that time, both with […]
9 years ago Harris Library to host a series of author talks and visitsThe Harris Library is set to host an array of literary events over the coming weeks. These are scheduled for the most part, for the first Saturday afternoon of each […]
9 years ago Ribchester Roman remains to be excavated in major new digRoman remains near Preston are to be excavated once more for further understanding about their role in the Roman Empire. Ribchester is nestled in the Lancashire countryside in what was […]
9 years ago New Series: Nostalgic 1960’s/70’s Preston revealed in picturesIn this new series of Preston pictures, we look at the old town during the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Many of the buildings have been long gone since then but […]
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