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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Miller Park and Park Hotel

13. Preston Nostalgia

Miller Park and Park Hotel | National World

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Corner of Lowthorpe Crescent and St Gregory's Road in Deepdale, Preston, in the mid 1950's

14. Preston Nostalgia

Corner of Lowthorpe Crescent and St Gregory's Road in Deepdale, Preston, in the mid 1950's | National World

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This photograph, sent by Fulwood reader Robert Hamilton, was taken at Baillies Scotch bakery shop in Church Street in the 1950s. Our reader's father Bobby was a master baker there for many years and his sister Sheena (second left) also worked in the shop which produced traditional Scottish confectionery. Mr Hamilton says it attracted many exiles from north of the border, including PNE players.

15. Preston Nostalgia

This photograph, sent by Fulwood reader Robert Hamilton, was taken at Baillies Scotch bakery shop in Church Street in the 1950s. Our reader's father Bobby was a master baker there for many years and his sister Sheena (second left) also worked in the shop which produced traditional Scottish confectionery. Mr Hamilton says it attracted many exiles from north of the border, including PNE players. | National World

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