The old streets of our county, etched in history, still whisper tales of the Industrial Revolutions. Narrow cobbled streets, alleys and ginels, chimney stacks and blackened walls from decades of coal fires and factory smoke. Rows of tightly packed terraced houses hug the streets, their doors opening straight onto the cobbles. They focus on Preston, Burnley, Morecambe and Blackpool.
29. Lancashire streets of the past
Sparrow Street, Long Sight, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, 1966-1974. View of the exterior of 2-8 Sparrow Street with the chimney of Monarch Mill poking over the rooftops in the distance. The mill closed in 1972 and was demolished in 2005 | Getty Images
30. Lancashire streets of the past
Roundtree House, Alfred Street, Werneth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, 1967-1968. View of the tower block under construction viewed from Featherstall Road South | Getty Images
31. Lancashire streets of the past
29th August 1936: A cyclist stopping by a huge traffic mirror at a dangerous corner at Penwortham, near Preston | Getty Images
32. Lancashire streets of the past
Traffic control box at the junction of Lancaster Road and Church Street, Preston, March 8, 1969. | National World