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Preston in the Picture: A Busty Nymph

This 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 in the Picture: The Workhouse Hospital

preston workhouse The 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
Preston in the Picture: The Train now Arriving…

train arriving in Preston 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 in the Picture: The Guild Hall

preston guild hall This week’s photograph is another of Preston’s landmark buildings which tends to divide opinion, but perhaps not with quite as much passion as the bus station to which it is […]

12 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston in the Picture: Miller Arcade

The Miller Arcade is singled out as being impressive but isolated Miller Arcade is an architectural gem in the centre of Preston. The building was constructed in 1899 and it is modelled on the larger Burlington Arcade in London. When it […]

12 years ago
Preston in the Picture: Old Penwortham Bridge

penwortham bridge This week’s picture is of the Old Penwortham Bridge which was originally built in 1759. Even today, the bridge retains the character of a bygone era with its distinctive cobblestones. […]

12 years ago
Preston in the Picture: Stella Hall

stella hall This week’s ‘Preston in the Picture’ photograph is a portrait of Stella Hall. Stella is the Festival Director for Preston Guild 2012 and while most of the pictures I take […]

12 years ago
Preston in the Picture: The Museum of Lancashire

museum of lancashire   The completely revamped Museum of Lancashire opened its doors to the public again towards the end of last year and the good news is, it is completely free to […]

12 years ago
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