I loved the '70s! 25 incredible retro pictures of Preston in 1978, from Les Dawson & fires to schools & pubs
By Jack Marshall
Published 8th Sep 2023, 06:00 BST
Updated 3rd Apr 2024, 11:19 BST
Known as the year of the Winter of Discontent, 1978 was quite the 12 months.
So take a look at a few of our best archive pictures of life in Preston in that heady year...
25. Preston in 1978
Fire breaks out at T. Ball shoe shop on Fishergate, it spread next door to the Victoria Hotel Photo: RETRO