Plenty has changed about the city over the intervening seven decades or so, but you can still take a trip down memory lane to explore Preston as it once was.
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37. Mount Pleasant West, Preston 1950 Former handloom weavers cellared cottages close to Corporation Street. The scene appears to be older than it looks. It would have looked very much the same in the mid 19th century Image courtesy of The Lancashire Evening Post www.lep.co.uk
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38. Today we pay a visit to Cross Street, Preston, in 1950. Picture courtesy of C Charnley, Kate Yates, archivist, BAE Systems Heritage Image Collection, Preston Past and Present Facebook Group and Preston Digital Archive. Please send your nostalgic images and memories to the address below.
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39. The Corporation Arms. Corner of Lune Street & Wharf Street, Preston c. 1950
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40. Off Wards End Passage, Preston c.1968 Showing the rear of the Derby Arms in Lord Street. The site is now occupied by the Guild Hall.
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