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 picture was taken in 1957 and shows the old Crooked Lane Mill](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA1ZjUwMWE0LTEwOGQtNDJiNS1hMjI5LThiOWEwMmMzOWQ3OTo2ZmJlYmVhOS1kNzAyLTRhNWItYmNjOC0xNjA5MDU5YTNkMmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
21. Old Preston
This picture was taken in 1957 and shows the old Crooked Lane Mill Photo: Archive
![This image looks like it was taken in the 30s or 40s, but in fact must have been taken after the 1960s as you can see the Avenham flats in the background, and building of them commenced in 1963](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM2ODQ5NjJmLWZmOTgtNDllNC1iMmNmLTE2NGNmMTkxMWY1MDo2NjgyZGFlOC1jNzM0LTRmOWQtYjQ4Ny1jYWMzMDFjMWU4YzU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
22. Old Preston
This image looks like it was taken in the 30s or 40s, but in fact must have been taken after the 1960s as you can see the Avenham flats in the background, and building of them commenced in 1963 Photo: Archive
![You would be hard pressed to know where in Preston this is as the area is completely unrecognisable from when this image was taken in 1964. It's the site of the old Aqueduct Bridge, off Fylde Road. The building you can see to the right is the Lime Kiln pub - now no longer standing. The picture would have been taken where the Citroen garage is on Fylde Road](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE1YTc2OTFlLWJhOGUtNGU3Yi1hZTZhLTYyOTNiYTc5MzY4MDpmNDg1ZDljMC1iNzU3LTRjNDYtODI1ZS05ZTc0OGZiYTI1YzQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
23. Old Preston
You would be hard pressed to know where in Preston this is as the area is completely unrecognisable from when this image was taken in 1964. It's the site of the old Aqueduct Bridge, off Fylde Road. The building you can see to the right is the Lime Kiln pub - now no longer standing. The picture would have been taken where the Citroen garage is on Fylde Road Photo: Archive
![Emerson Mill was built in 1907 and closed in 1965. The complex was originally known as Wharton Mill and was owned by Burrow's Ltd. Barrage balloon material was made there during the Second World War. This picture dates from about 1963](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNkMTgwOWE0LWJjZmYtNDc3Mi04NjNhLTI0YTAxOWNiNzExNDpkZDk3MTFjNS1mNzIxLTQ0OGMtYjQ4OS02MjExNmNhMjEyMGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
24. Old Preston
Emerson Mill was built in 1907 and closed in 1965. The complex was originally known as Wharton Mill and was owned by Burrow's Ltd. Barrage balloon material was made there during the Second World War. This picture dates from about 1963 Photo: Archive