And so, to take a peak at what things looked like back in the day in the 1950s, take a look at some of our best archive pictures of Preston some 70 years ago.
Also, be sure to check out some of our other recent retro content…
17. Nellie Oakey taken outside Preston Central Post Office on the 26th July 1950. She was born in 1892 in Witney, Oxfordshire and moved to Preston after the second world war to Holme Slack Lane. She would have been aged 58 at the time of the photograph and died peacefully in 1981 aged 88. sent in by grandson Peter Wilkinson, Penwortham
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18. Unsuccessful attempt to raise the tug 'Penfold' Preston Dock. November 20, 1950
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19. The Mayor at the Ford Showroom c.1950 Courtesy of Preston City Council www.preston.gov.uk/
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20. The Saddle Inn, Sidgreaves Lane, Lea Near Preston c.1950 Click Here for a recent 'street view' Copyright Lancashire County Library and Information Service. www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/
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