So, while 1980 may feel like just yesterday for many readers, take a trip down memory lane to explore Preston as it used to be back in the day.
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25. The Jolly Farmer, Market Street, Preston c.1980 Was originally the Farmers Arms Hotel, later re-named The Jolly Farmer Photo by Beth Hayes Image courtesy of the Preston Historical Society. www.prestonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/ © Preston Historical Society.
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26. The Shuttleworth Arms, Broughton. June 20th 1980. Collection of R. Johnston. Kindly provided by Mark Barlow and the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group. Preston Digital Archive
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27. Some of the finalists in the singles events on the final day of the Fulwood Lawn Tennis Club's Open Junior Tournament. Left to right: Ann Hodgkinson, Vicky James, Susan Liver, Jill Spencer, Stephen Darlington, Austin Brice, Richard Lynch and Richard Higgins.
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28. Courtaulds Red Scar Works, Preston c.1972 One a series of images found dumped in a skip during the demolition of the works in 1980. The factory was built in 1939 to manufacture Rayon. The main product produced was tyrecord. At peak production It employed around 4,000 people. In November 1979 the company announced the closure of the plant with the resulting loss of around 2,600 jobs. The complex was demolished around 1980. Several original buildings survived and have been put to use in a large redeveloped industrial park. Image courtesy of Flickr member chaotic river. Comments and faves
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