This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.
Nostalgic 1980’s Preston revealed in pictures (part 9)I’ve always considered the 80’s to have been a great time for cinema going; and there were still quite a few of those left in the town at that time. […]
9 years ago Lancashire Archives plans 1940s weekend to celebrate 75th anniversaryAn integral part of Lancashire’s history in Preston celebrates reaching a major milestone in late April. The Lancashire Archives, in Bow Lane, near County Hall, is 75 this year. Staff […]
9 years ago Nostalgic 1980’s Preston revealed in pictures (part 8)Great times, bad times or whatever, the 80’s was certainly a memorable time. When you heard the Communards singing ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’, it was how you felt on a […]
9 years ago Nostalgic 1980’s Preston revealed in pictures (part 7)More 80’s scenes this week and U2 had Still Not Found What They Were Looking For, but have you yet? Black were singing ‘Wonderful Life’, well, it was then wasn’t […]
9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Nostalgic 1980’s Preston revealed in pictures (part 6)The 1980’s, a time when Phil Oakey & Giorgio Moroder were very happy ‘Together In Electric Dreams’; It was ‘True’ that New Romantics like Spandau Ballet had nothing but ‘Gold’ […]
9 years ago New website for former parishioners of St Augustine’s Parish in Avenham, PrestonWhen the Parish House of St Augustine’s of Preston, closed to parishioners in February 2015, Christine Cox thought that it would be a great pity to see a community of […]
9 years ago Nostalgic 1980’s Preston revealed in pictures (part 5)Here we go again with another fifteen images of those great 80’s days in Preston Town. The 1980’s, a time when George Michael was accusing us of a Careless Whisper, Marc […]
9 years ago Nostalgic 1980’s Preston revealed in pictures (part 4)Yes it’s Saturday again and that means yet more of those wonderful 80’s scenes of Preston Town. New Order sang of Blue Monday, which to you meant back to work after […]
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