26 long-lost retro pictures of Preston's Fishergate Shopping Centre back in the good old days

Constructed 40 years ago as part of a development to revive the western end of Preston's main street, Fishergate's southern side was built on the site of Butler Street Goods Yard, adjacent to the railway station.

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