Constructed 40 years ago as part of a development to revive the western end of Preston's main street, Fishergate's southern side was built on the site of Butler Street Goods Yard, adjacent to the railway station.
Do you remember the shops that first graced the shopping mall?
Has much changed in the intervening years?

9. The large Debenhams store occupied three floors in Fishergate Shopping Centre - seen here in 1990 Photo: Archive
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10. Coming off the escalators on the left shoppers were faced with the sight of the glass elevator that was encompassed by Debenhams Photo: Archive
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11. Debenhams was the main featured store inside Fishergate Shopping Centre Photo: Archive
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12. In 1994 a group of teenagers from Priory High School in Penwortham were invited to help make a giant advent calendar which was set to be on display next to Santa's grotto in the heart of Fishergate Shopping Centre Photo: Archive
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