82-year-old Sonia Ward, the first Head Girl at Penwortham Priory Academy returned to her former school to look around and see the changes since she left. Sonia was among the […]
2 years ago Discovering Preston’s former cinema sites (part two)Last month I posted the first part in my quest to locate some of Preston’s former cinema sites. At the height of the cinema boom, Preston boasted 22 cinemas, inspiring […]
3 years ago Nostalgic 1980’s Preston revealed in picturesRecently acquired and digitised photos of 1980’s Preston have now been released which is sure to invoke great nostalgia to the people who recall those bygone happy times, when bands […]
9 years ago A nostalgic journey around the former Horrocks Yard Works in PrestonWith the recent announcement of the planned development of the Horrocks Yard Works site, I thought that it would be interesting to see how the Yard Works developed over time […]
9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement In pictures: Preston as it was in 1985A snapshot of Preston nearly 30 years ago has been revealed with new pictures. The Preston Digital Archive, which has thousands of pictures of the city, has a more modern […]
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