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22 historically rare pictures of Preston which have been contributed by Lancashire readers down the decades

Nostalgia and Property Writer

Published 16th Apr 2025, 09:31 BST

These fabulous historical pictures pulled from our archives are images contributed by readers through the years.

That means they are rare ones, from personal collections and provide a fascinating insight in to the lives of people past and how our town shaped up.

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21. Bygone Preston

Residents of Leyland may have cause to look twice at this old picture of their town centre. It was taken in Towngate, looking towards Hough Lane and was kindly sent to us by reader Mrs Mee | submit

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22. Bygone Preston

Moor Park, Preston Sent in by Mrs A Baron of Grimsargh, Preston | submit

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