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Unloading bananas by conveyor belt into railway wagons on the south side of Preston dock circa 1960

27 mind blowing retro pictures of Preston in the 1960s, from soldiers and students to festivals and labourers

Take a trip down memory lane...

… to 1960s Preston. As you can see from these incredible pictures, Preston in the ‘60s was a very different place indeed, but these amazing archive photos may just spark a bit of nostalgia for a lucky few.

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