31 humbling pictures of streets in bygone days which home in on Lancashire towns

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.

ICYMI: 37 mind-blowing nostalgic photos of Preston streets and vehicles in the 1960s

43 enlightening historic pictures of Preston streets down the decades including Winckley Square

33 striking and never seen before historical colour images of Preston town centre and suburbs

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