Giving us a glimpse of life in Preston back in 1950, these are some of our best archive pictures of the city back at the halfway point of the 20th century, depicting scenes of everyday life which just go to show how much things have changed over the subsequent 73 years.

17. 1950s Preston
North Road, Preston c.1950 South-west side of North Road between Aughton Street and Fish Street. Photo: PDA


19. 1950s Preston
The Star Bakery, 73 Ribbleton Lane, Preston c.1950 This building was formerly the Star Hotel Photo: PDA

20. 1950s Preston
Junction of North Road & Gardner Street, Preston c.1950 A poster advetising the upcoming production of 'Murder Mistaken' at The Royal Hippodrome theatre can be seen. This production by the Preston Rep commenced Monday Sep 7th. 1951 Photo: PDA


