And it seems Prestonians will queue for just about anything – as these pictures show. There is a long queue for hot dogs, ? and ?. And many more besides. Most popular in the city is the winding lines of Preston North End fans waiting to get their hands on tickets for matches. Can you spot yourself in any of the queues? Do you remember standing in such a long queue? READ MORE: Look back at life in Preston back in 1998. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Retro pictures of kids at Preston high schools in the 90s. MORE MEMORIES: Demolition of BAE’s Strand Road works
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Preston North Ends fans queue for tickets to the Liverpool cup match at Deepdale in 2008 Photo: Kevin McGuinness
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Queue to see Bobby Charlton during a book signing session at Waterstones, Preston in 2008 Photo: David Hurst
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The queue to meet Matt Willis, formerly of Busted, snakes all the way round the corner from HMV, Preston in 2006 Photo: Neil Cross
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Hopefully none of them were desperate... the queues for the loos at the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend at Moor Park, Preston in 2007 Photo: Becky Matthews