From the long-forgotten times of the 1960s to more modern scenes at schools and Fulwood Leisure Centre, here are some of our best archive pics charting the changes in Fulwood to give you a glimpse of how the area has changed across the years.
These pictures will have you saying: “I’ve stepped into a time machine!”
Also, be sure not to miss some of our other retro articles…
37. Southport completed a remarkable hat-trick of victories in the Leyland Paraplegic Games held at Fulwood Leisure Centre. Southport dominated the prize-giving ceremony which brought to an end two days of fierce competition by more than 150 wheelchair athletes from all over the country.
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38. Schoolboy Colin Beesley (left) is the champion of an under-16 knock-out chess tournament which involved 60 boys and girls from schools throughout Preston. The fourth year student from St Edmund Campion School, Fulwood, beat Paul Slater, a fifth year pupil of Preston Catholic College in the final. They are both pictured engaged in battle
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39. Pictured at the handing over ceremony of toys received through a collection organised by staff of Fulwood Leisure Centre, to Preston Royal Infirmary, are, left to right: staff members Mr Tommy Lonergon, Mr Paul Nichol and Mrs Ruth Duxbury; sector administratator at Preston Royal Infirmary, Mr SA Farrer (to rear of Mrs Duxbury); divisional director of social services, Preston, Mr Donald Pickering, and chairman of Preston's Leisure and Amenities committee, Coun Dennis Kehoe
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40. Carol Lynch with the team from the 39th Infantry Brigade after a match at the The Angel pub, in Lune Street, Preston, in 1979. Carol was The Angel team's mascot but posed with the soldiers who were staying at Fulwood Barracks ahead of a tour of Northern Ireland.
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