This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.
Friends of Highgate Wood hold event for opening ceremony of new pathwaysToday, 10 January, the Friends of Highgate Wood and guests came together to celebrate the achievement of completing new pathways around the woodland area. The Highgate Wood project originated from […]
9 years ago Church clocks and others from around old Preston to present dayWith the current debate about the non functioning clock of the Baptist Church in Fishergate, we started to think of other clocks around the old town that have vanished and […]
9 years ago Can you unravel the mystery of the Rossall Hoard of Roman Coins at the Harris Museum?Harris Museum & Art Gallery want you to help solve the mystery of the Rossall Hoard of Roman Coins. As part of their Money Matters project, they have been researching […]
9 years ago Postcards from Preston: Looking back at Miller Arcade, Market Place and Walton le DaleTake a walk back in time with some tinted postcards from the Preston Digital Archive. They show Preston when it used to have trams running, the splendour of the Miller […]
9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston family history sessions taking place every FridayPrestonians wanting to research their family history can get a helping hand in the city centre each week. The Harris Library runs a family history surgery every Friday. The event […]
9 years ago Penwortham magazine takes nostalgic trip back to 1980sA lookback at the history of Penwortham has been published in the monthly Penwortham magazine. Put together by local resident Heather Crook it takes a nostalgic trip back to the […]
9 years ago Commemorative book to celebrate the Preston Guild in 2012 goes on display at the Harris MuseumA commemorative book to mark the 2012 Preston Guild has gone on display at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery. Illustrator and calligrapher Robin Utracik was commissioned to produce a […]
9 years ago Preston Magazine looks at what happened to the Market Square’s old fish stonesWhatever happened to the old fish stones on the Flag Market? Just one of the questions pondered in this month’s Preston Magazine which takes a look back at Preston’s history. […]
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