And so, when it comes to Preston’s city centre, there really is only one place to start, and that’s with Fishergate. So take a look at a few of the best pictures of the area from down the ages...
These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
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1. Fishergate through the ages
Garfield, aka Ruth Sweeten, 17, whose family own the bookshop of the same name in Fishergate, Preston, hitting the streets to promote more than two dozen Garfield books on sale there Photo: RETRO
2. Fishergate through the ages
A Welsh singer brought a song to the streets of Preston at the start of the town's Shopping Week. The Fishergate branch of the Woolworth store invited Bryn Yemm to spend a morning promoting his latest record. He also urged passers-by to join in a range of gospel and other popular songs Photo: RETRO
3. Fishergate through the ages
It's the end of an era as work begins on the demolition of the former Fishergate premises of the Lancashire Evening Post. The site, which was the home of the Evening Post and its associated papers for 102 years, is being cleared to allow the development of a new shopping complex. Photo: RETRO
4. Fishergate through the ages
Fishergate, Preston. Supplied by Trevor Kirkham, Preston Historical Society. Photo: Submit