The Mayor of Preston, Councillor Javed Iqbal, has responded to an art intervention that protested against the new Preston sign. The sign – commissioned by Preston City Council and currently located on […]
3 years ago Life as a slave in Preston and the North West in the 18th and 19th centuriesWhat was life like as a slave in Preston and Lancashire? Little survives of individual records for Black people in Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries. However a few parish records […]
3 years ago Preston and the slave tradeBy the 1740s Preston was becoming increasingly prosperous. Demand for luxury goods, such as rum, was growing. Several merchants were eyeing the West Indies trade. At least three locally owned […]
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