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30 fantastic pictures from 1969 and 1970 in Preston which remind us of long gone days

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 25th Jun 2025, 08:41 GMT

This is the picture collection takes us back to 1969 and 1970.

Take a trip down the nostalgic street that is memory lane and see what Preston life looked like.

These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...

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21. Preston Railway Station c.1970 Looking north along platform 5

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22. Fishergate, Preston Colour Postcard No. 1 c. 1970

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23. Preston Marine Cadets c. 1970 100 mile charity relay run from Gretna Green to Preston, Emil Timothy seen handing the baton to the detatchments PT instructor Jim Bland (Jr.)

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24. Taylor Street, Preston, 1970's Looking towards Broadgate. Photographed by Terry Martin. Image courtesy of Nicola Martin of the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group. Preston Digital Archive

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