This collection of images go all the way back to the 30s and 40s and show just how much has changed in the city centre of Preston. Of course in those days Preston was simply a town and not the sprawling metropolis we know today. It is interesting to hark back to these times and imagine just what life was like for the folk living then. READ MORE: Browse the shelves of these old Preston shops. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: You know you’re from Preston if…. MORE MEMORIES: Scenes of Preston’s historic Flag Market through the years
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![And in this image from 1977 you can see Middlebrook & Son on Church Street, Preston - all boarded up and closed for business](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhlMTdjNWJjLTYzZjQtNDVkMy1iMmJmLWZkNjdjOGVhYWE5NTplNjZjZGY0OS01ZGQ0LTQ0MmEtYWU5MS0zOTMxNWRmZWRlNmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
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And in this image from 1977 you can see Middlebrook & Son on Church Street, Preston - all boarded up and closed for business Photo: Archive
![This image was taken on 1957 and shows the old Tithe Barn on Tithebarn Street in Preston](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ0Y2Y1ZDRiLWE5YjItNDdhMy1hYTExLTc0OTE2NjUwMWQ1ZTplZDYyNzc5Yi1lYzVlLTRjODMtYTA3Zi1jYmE1NjQxN2E4NTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
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This image was taken on 1957 and shows the old Tithe Barn on Tithebarn Street in Preston Photo: George C Miller
![Long before St George's Shopping Centre turned into the comfortable indoor plaza we enjoy today, the bull ring in the middle was open to the elements - as seen in this image from 1967](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJkOGI5NGM4LWZmZGEtNGI5ZC05ODI3LTQ4YzU4OTZiMDFiMzphMTZiYmE2YS0zOTE2LTQ5MjYtOTMzNi1iZWM3MjZhZmEzNWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
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Long before St George's Shopping Centre turned into the comfortable indoor plaza we enjoy today, the bull ring in the middle was open to the elements - as seen in this image from 1967 Photo: Archive
![There's no date on this image showing the passage leading to Butler Street in Preston, but it looks to have been taken in the 1930s](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ0ZjE2YTgyLTE2ZjYtNDY5Ni05OTkzLTc2NTk2NmY3Yzc3NjpiYmU4OTgwNi0yMTkxLTQzYTItOGM0Mi1jYTkzNTc4YjA3OTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
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There's no date on this image showing the passage leading to Butler Street in Preston, but it looks to have been taken in the 1930s Photo: Archive