It may not look like the modern multiplex of today, but there was no doubting the popularity of the Empire Cinema in Bamber Bridge in 1951 placeholder image
It may not look like the modern multiplex of today, but there was no doubting the popularity of the Empire Cinema in Bamber Bridge in 1951 | National World

15 forgotten scenes of your city which throwback to the Preston of long ago including Friargate and Fishergate

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 11th Jul 2025, 11:19 GMT

This eclectic mix of photos take us back to Preston in bygone days.

From Whit Walks at Flag Street, to Fishergate, Friargate and snowy roads, they are a window on the past.

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If you think the weather has been getting a bit nippy of late, take a look at Watkin Lane, Tardy Gate, in the 1950s

5. Preston Nostalgia

If you think the weather has been getting a bit nippy of late, take a look at Watkin Lane, Tardy Gate, in the 1950s | National World

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It's rare that Looking Back receives a photograph quite as old as this one. In fact it dates back to 1885 and shows the young pupils of Croston Village School hard at work in the grounds

6. Preston Nostalgia

It's rare that Looking Back receives a photograph quite as old as this one. In fact it dates back to 1885 and shows the young pupils of Croston Village School hard at work in the grounds | National World

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Tulketh Rd Ashton on Ribble early 1900s

7. Preston Nostalgia

Tulketh Rd Ashton on Ribble early 1900s | National World

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This is Boars Head Hotel on Garstang Road Barton, north of Preston some 70 or 80 years ago. Mrs Ruth Trotter, who lives nearby, tells us her grandfather Walter Davies was the licensee in the 1920s.

8. Preston Nostalgia

This is Boars Head Hotel on Garstang Road Barton, north of Preston some 70 or 80 years ago. Mrs Ruth Trotter, who lives nearby, tells us her grandfather Walter Davies was the licensee in the 1920s. | National World

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