With the area’s fortunes having ebbed and flowed, here we take a look back to what it looked like in the 1980s – Broadgate has been a rich neighbourhood, a place popular with students, a conservation zone, and has even been described as an area ‘of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance’. Take a look at some of our best archive pics.
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5. 1980s Broadgate
Construction work in Broadgate in 1983 - the finished houses would form Broadgate Park Photo: RETRO
6. 1980s Broadgate
New homes which make up Broadgate Park in Preston, pictured in 1984 Photo: RETRO
7. 1980s Broadgate
This is the site of the old railway line that ran from Preston to Southport. In 1983 Preston Council and developers decided to turn the whole area in Broadgate into a new housing estate, which included this public park area Photo: RETRO
8. 1980s Broadgate
In this image we see a mix of the old and the new of Broadgate. On the right of the picture there are some of the older houses that formed Broadgate, alongside the new development of Broadgate Park. Also seen is a small park that was erected for the enjoyment of children who were expected to flood the area once the new builds were completed Photo: RETRO