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 […]

This week’s Preston in the Picture is a bit different to my normal inputs for this blog. It features Laeticia, a young Preston model using The Ship Inn’s street art […]

The image above shows a part of Church Street with the premises of Merigold Brothers, No. 147, cycle and motor factors, extending from the centre of the image towards the right, followed […]

It’s really great to walk through Avenham and Miller Park now that the facelift is all but complete. It is a magnificent open space that would be an attraction in […]

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, […]

This time we will start our journey by looking at the buildings and shop premises along the south side of Church Street in an easterly direction. The 1921 image of a Preston Whit […]

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 […]

  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 […]