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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![Roper Hall, on Friargate, Preston, sat empty like this for many years before being snapped up and opened as an It's a Scream student bar](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ0OWRkYWY1LTI3YjAtNGNiZC1iNzZjLWI4N2I2MWU2ZDE1MDpjMzY3OTY2YS02NTEzLTQ2YzctODllMy0yM2Q2NDIxMjBkZjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Roper Hall, on Friargate, Preston, sat empty like this for many years before being snapped up and opened as an It's a Scream student bar Photo: Iain Lynn
![Ashley Williamson, Jack Daniels representative at UCLAN, shows how to make the best Jack Daniels cocktails at a Jack Daniels Taster Evening at Roper Hall](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk1OTFmOGFjLTkzNjgtNDg0Ny1hYWQwLTZkODY0YjYzYTQzYzoxMzFkNTczNS1kMDg4LTRlNDItOTAzMS1kZmMwYjIxYjZjMmM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Ashley Williamson, Jack Daniels representative at UCLAN, shows how to make the best Jack Daniels cocktails at a Jack Daniels Taster Evening at Roper Hall Photo: Sam Reynolds
![England fans in Roper Hall celebrate their victory against Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup finals](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkwN2RlYzU2LWM0YWMtNDNkMS05ZWQzLTQ0NTEyYTk5OGFjNjozZGIxNjI3Zi1kNTE0LTQzOTktYWIzNS0zYmRkZTVhZjk1M2I=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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England fans in Roper Hall celebrate their victory against Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup finals Photo: Becky Matthews
![England Fans in Roper Hall during the 2006 World Cup finals](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZkMDlhZDY2LTU3YjItNDY5Ni1iNGRhLTVhNjUwZTNkMjRjNjo3MjM2NDU0OS1lM2VmLTQ3NjgtYjI3My1lNmViYWQ3N2M3NWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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England Fans in Roper Hall during the 2006 World Cup finals Photo: Becky Matthews