Delving back some 72 years into the depths of history to a time before satellites, the internet, defibrillators, mobile phones, and barcodes, this collection of retro archive pictures from Preston way back in 1952 displays the city as you’ve never seen it before.
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39. Mount Pleasant Street, Preston 1952 Cellared handloom weavers dwellings. Mount Pleasant Street was south of Corporation Street, off Ladywell Street. Note the steps reversed through being worn; also the large cellars providing the damp conditions needed for hand loom weaving. Erected about 1800-1810.
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40. Albert Taylor and Mother, 1952, Lostock Hall. Photo kindly provided by Albert Taylor, courtesy of Heather Crook. A years soldiering in Korea. Albertâs homecoming is Lostock Hall parentsâ best Christmas present. At 204 Brownedge Road, Lostock Hall, it is going to be the happiest Christmas in three years for Mr and Mrs Albert Taylor, and 14 year old Rex, the family dog. For up the garden path early yesterday morning walked 20 year old Trooper Albert Taylor, back from a year in Korea and home for good after two years in the library. It was 14 months since Albert had last been home. There was a handshake from Dad a kiss from mother and an excited wag of a tail from Rex. Albert, of the 57th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, was on board the Devonshire, which docked at Liverpool on December 20th, after being held up four days by bad weather. Motherâs Christmas present from him is a real China tea set, and some silver spoons, bought in Japan for £2 10s. For Dad there is a silver engraved cigarette case and lighter âMade in Japanâ for 5s 5d. And Albert has treated himself to half a dozen spun silk shirts. In England, they would have cost 15s. each, he bought the six in Japan for £2. Albert, a wireless operator, saw no fighting but said all the boys in Korea âAre in good spirits, get good food, American rations, including fresh pork chops and beef. Receive letters three times a week, although they are 8 to 10 days late, Have no grumbles I can think of. Albert is amongst the first National Service soldiers to be demobbed from Korea. He is one of the first soldiers to come to the Preston District with the South Korean medal ribbon â blue and yellow vertical stripes â and the United Nations ribbon â blue and white vertical stripes â stitched on his uniform. But soon uniforms and medals will be forgotten, as Albert, formerly training to be a joiner and undertaker settles down once again to civilian life. Lancashire Evening Post, December 23rd, 1
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