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Preston in the Picture: 53 Degrees

53 degrees The other week I spent a few days in Valencia, a city that has managed to preserve it’s old town character and at the same time is known for its […]

12 years ago
Preston in the Picture: Railway Station at Night

preston railway station When I visited Preston Railway Station to take this photograph it was eerily quiet. Normally there are taxis queuing, some slowly edging forward on their journey as the front of […]

12 years ago
Preston in the Picture: Friendly Engines

ribble steam railway friendly engine Last weekend was a ‘friendly engines’ weekend down at the Ribble Steam Railway museum in Preston. Now I’ve got to admit, I’ve never actually got around to visiting the museum […]

12 years ago
Preston in the Picture: Dock-side fashion shoot

fashion on the docks Last week my picture for this weekly blog spot featured the boat-lift crane on Preston Docks. Well I was there again this week but this time I was using the […]

12 years ago
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Preston in the Picture: The boat lifting crane

dock crane When it was originally built Preston Dock became the largest dock in Europe. Quite an achievement when you consider that Preston is 11 miles inland and to enter you had […]

12 years ago
Preston in the Picture: Carnival Day

preston carnival It’s my favourite event of the year. The music will be thumping, the colourful costumes will be out in force and you can’t help but have a good time. Yes, […]

13 years ago
Preston in the Picture: A Guild Napkin

guild napkin When I went looking for some Preston Guild memorabilia to photograph I didn’t really expect to find a paper napkin from 1902. These napkins were apparently souvenirs from the Bull […]

13 years ago
Preston in the Picture: The Light of Life

st walburge's church   Given the location for this photograph, I thought it would be ok to borrow a few words from the New Testament for the title. It goes something like this […]

13 years ago
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