In this collection we take in the wider picture of change, not just in the city centre, but in the surrounding areas. There’s some surprising images that will transport you back to a time when life was less of a rush and much more simple. READ MORE: Turn back the clock on the streets of Preston. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: You know you’re from Preston if…. MORE MEMORIES: Old shops of Preston
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![This image from 1950 shows the junction of Mount Pleasant looking south towards Ladywell Street. These properties are mostly former cellared handloom weavers cottages. By 1953 they had all been demolished. The scene appears to be older than it looks, though it would have looked very much the same in the early 19th century](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFjMzMyMmJkLTM1NDAtNDNjZC1iMDg3LTM5YjU2ZWRmZmM2NTplNmQ5OGZiYS1hNjU0LTQzYjUtODg3Ni01ZWFjM2RhZjgwMTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Old Preston
This image from 1950 shows the junction of Mount Pleasant looking south towards Ladywell Street. These properties are mostly former cellared handloom weavers cottages. By 1953 they had all been demolished. The scene appears to be older than it looks, though it would have looked very much the same in the early 19th century Photo: Archive
![Another image captured of Mount Street West in Preston - though this one is undated](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkwMjEwNmM3LWRjOTgtNGFiZC05ZTdjLWI0YWJhNjExMDk2MTo0ODc5Y2Q5YS05OGUzLTRkYTctYjA4YS05Y2YzMzM2MDk1ZjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Old Preston
Another image captured of Mount Street West in Preston - though this one is undated Photo: Archive
![An old warehouse situated behind Church Street. The structure was once a barn which was about 300 years old when they image was taken in 1952](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUyNDA0NGRkLWE4OTctNDUxNS1hYzI4LThjZTdhODhjYWIwODo3MTllYTRkYy05MThiLTRiNGYtODU5Yy0yZjNlYjM4NTA0Y2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Old Preston
An old warehouse situated behind Church Street. The structure was once a barn which was about 300 years old when they image was taken in 1952 Photo: Archive
![Construction work being undertaken at Sharoe Green Hospital](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA2NGY2Y2I5LTc3MDMtNGNjOS1hYjliLTE3ZDhlZjRhYWU0YjpkMzM0MDlhOS1mODk1LTRmMWItYjZkNS05ZmUxOWMzOTExY2E=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Old Preston
Construction work being undertaken at Sharoe Green Hospital Photo: Norman Wiggins