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This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.

The Preston Historical Society take on the role of Blue Plaque scheme

The Preston Historical Society are to take on the role of Blue Plaque scheme administration, in a change of circumstances of the Preston & South Ribble Civic Trust. In an […]

9 years ago
Watch: Action Records documentary charting its place at the heart of Preston music scene

Gordon Gibson talks about starting up Action Records The Action Records Story: Chased by Nuns from Levy Park Productions on Vimeo. Historic Preston record shop Action Records has been the subject of a mini-documentary. Filmmakers Daniele Baron and […]

9 years ago
Mystery of Prescott’s Court on student apartments construction site in Friargate

As most Prestonians will know, there has been a demolition of properties in an area on lower Friargate, to the north side of Great Shaw Street. The properties concerned in […]

9 years ago
Nostalgic 1980’s Preston revealed in pictures (Final part 10)

In 1982, Culture Club sang “Do you really want to hurt me?”, believe us though, we really don’t want to hurt you at all, but for now, we are sad […]

9 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement The Preston Magazine: Latest issue goes back to egg rolling past

Avenham Park egg rolling has been going on for centuries Preston’s egg-rolling tradition was making the news back in 1905. Thousands turned out for the annual Easter tradition on Easter Monday and the latest issue of the Preston Magazine takes […]

9 years ago
Digitising South Ribble’s role in the First World War

From left to right clockwise: Arthur Claud Middleton, George Clarke and Wesleyean memorial in Leyland South Ribble in the Great War is a digitisation project and website aiming to catalogue all the memorials in the local area and tell the stories of those who fought and […]

9 years ago
Nine spectacular pictures of Preston Marina as it turns 25

Preston’s Marina turns 25 years old this weekend and to celebrate we’re showing it off in its best light. Tony Worrall, who runs the Preston Flickr group and has been […]

9 years ago
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
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