Since opening as bar and nightclub back in 2000 Roper Hall has served hundreds of thousands of students and locals alike. Cheap beer and a great atmosphere combined to make this one of the bars to be over the years. In 2016 it had a major refit which saw most of the interior gutted and remodelled. But last week the pub closed its doors for the last time in a mystery move that has shocked everyone. So we thought it fitting to look back at some of the highlights of Roper Hall through the years. READ MORE: Look back at a night out in Preston. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The perfect girls night out in Preston. MORE MEMORIES: Gig nights out in the 00s
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![When Roper Hall first reopened back in 2000 Jason Young was appointed as manager](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjExN2IzZjM3LTA1NmQtNDYwOC1iNmU4LWZkMTU4NTE2Zjc4ODplNzM0NGMwZi0zMzk5LTQwYTQtOGNlOS1iYWNjM2YwOWI0MGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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When Roper Hall first reopened back in 2000 Jason Young was appointed as manager Photo: John Hughes
![This is what the popular student pub Roper Hall, on Friargate in Preston, looked like for many years following its reopening in 2000](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEyOTNkMzE4LTU3NmItNDQ2Zi04YjhjLTU0M2Y2NTE2YjU3Njo3Yjc3NTZmZC01YmIyLTRhMGQtYmNiZi04OWFiOTcwYjdlOWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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This is what the popular student pub Roper Hall, on Friargate in Preston, looked like for many years following its reopening in 2000 Photo: Ian Robinson
![Team leader Antony Mee from Roper Hall, Friargate, Preston, prepares to support England during the World Cup finals in 2002](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE1ZGI0MjkzLWE2ZTAtNGMwZS05N2VjLTBlNzQ2OGFkYjIwNTpkNDk4OGY2OC1iN2E4LTQ0NmQtODRiZC00NTZmYjZmY2QwODQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Team leader Antony Mee from Roper Hall, Friargate, Preston, prepares to support England during the World Cup finals in 2002 Photo: Lindsey North
![Steven Bradley and Ashley Williamson, the Jack Daniels representatives at UCLAN, host a Jack Daniels Taster Evening at Roper Hall on Friargate in Preston](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY0ZjNiZGQ1LTRmOWEtNDMzOC1hODYzLTAyOGUwZTk4ZmFlNTo0ZGQ5YTlhZC04MGVmLTRmYzEtYjhmZC01YzU2OTA4ZTM1ZTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Steven Bradley and Ashley Williamson, the Jack Daniels representatives at UCLAN, host a Jack Daniels Taster Evening at Roper Hall on Friargate in Preston Photo: Sam Reynolds