Today’s destination – Preston in 1973. It may be hard to believe, but this collection of fascinating archive pictures actually depicts an age which is 50 years ago now, so take a look at Preston in a different era completely...
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25. Bath time was never like this... and what a sneaky way these grown-ups have of keeping us clean! Children of the Hartington Road Day Nursery, Preston, don't know anything about centigrade and fahrenheit but they reckon that clothes are just a waste of time when the sun is beating down and there's a paddling pool outside. But never mind the heatwave...
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26. Retro Mr and Mrs Rowland from Preston who are celebrating there Golden Wedding 1973
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27. Retro Mr and Mrs Grantham from Dove Street Preston who are celebrating there Diamond Wedding Anniversary. July 1973
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28. This group of friends decided that age would not hold them back and gathered to enjoy the Preston Holiday Week spirit in their own back garden. Here organiser Frank, 80, serves tea to his assembled guests. Though the excitement may have proved too much for one!
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