Famed for cultural highlights, music, film, and fashion, the late ‘60s were a different world altogether, so take a glimpse of what Preston was like back in those days through our gallery of archive pictures from that era.
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5. 1968 Preston
Police Investigation vicinity of Brook Street and Victoria Street, Preston c.1968 Photographed by Terry Martin. Image courtesy of Nicola Martin of the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group. Photo: n/a



8. 1968 Preston
Elmslie Girls' School 1968 Left to right Back row : Jane Preston, Louise Turner, Susan Harrison, Janice Stansfield, Gillian Bradley, Lauraine Cornwall Nash, Kay Longstaff Front row : Jennifer Cooper, Carol Wilcock, Susan Latham, Norma Sharples, Carole Newton. Submitted by Carol Newton Photo: submit