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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17. New Maternity Ward, Sharoe Green Hospital, Preston. February 8, 1952. The new look in one of the wards at Sharoe Green hospital. Each bed can be cubicalised by drawing the floral curtains. Babies spend most of their time in cots by their mothers' sides
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18. Scenes from the 1952 Preston Guild. View of the coal conveyor and power station chimneys. floodlighting was provided locally by Siemens Electric of Preston.
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