A culturally rich and effervescent time for many, the era was defined by music, modernisation, and a series of defining events for Britain. They don’t call them the Swinging Sixties for nothing, so take a look at a few nostalgic images from Preston back in the 1960s.
As reader Diana Smith says: “So funny to think I was there!”
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1. 1960s Preston
Back in 1960, this was the view of Manchester Road, Preston. We can see King Street Tavern on the right and St Saviour’s Church looming in the distance. Picture comes courtesy of Preston Digital Archive. Photo: Preston Digital Archive
2. 1960s Preston
Congestion on Blackpool Road, in Preston, in the 1960s in the days before the M55 was built Photo: n/a
4. 1960s Preston
Do readers remember Preston Gas Company Offices, located on Fishergate in 1960? Photo: LEP