This category is for posts that are dominated by pictures and photographs of Preston.
Preston in the Picture: A Busty NymphThis week’s picture comes from the Harris Museum collection and is a sculpture by George Frederick Watts. The sculpture is of the sea-nymph Clytie, captured here in black and white […]
12 years ago Preston Past: The Castle Hotel On Cheapside, Market Square.Originally known as the Castle Inn and was built in 1623, the Castle Hotel was situated in Cheapside opposite the Market Square. It was very much a favourite hostelry in the […]
12 years ago Global Rainbow Lights Up Preston (Photos, Video)Last week we covered the unveiling of the Global Rainbow, a colourful symbol of the upcoming Guild and Olympics. The rainbow is made up of seven parallel beams of powerful lasers […]
12 years ago Preston in the Picture: The Workhouse HospitalThe last week or so has been a busy one from a photography point of view. A few ‘urban portraits’ sorted and posted on my web site, then we had […]
12 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston Photo Digest 08/03/2012 – a shipwreck and Preston in the 1800sHere are this week’s offerings for the Preston Photo Digest, collecting the best photographs of Preston on a weekly basis. All of these images have been compiled from the Preston Flickr Group, […]
12 years ago Preston Past: Sir George Gilbert Scott’s Preston Town HallAn Architectural Gem for Preston. This is the magnificent Town Hall which was built between 1862 and 1866 standing on the site of the former Moot Hall between Fishergate and […]
12 years ago Preston in the Picture: The Train now Arriving…I have a funny feeling this train was actually leaving Preston Station but that didn’t really work as a title! Having spent about half an hour on the old East […]
12 years ago Preston Photo Digest 01/03/12Here are this week’s offerings for the Preston Photo Digest, collecting the best photographs of Preston on a weekly basis. All of these images have been compiled from the Preston Flickr Group, […]
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