This fabulous image shows the skyline of Preston, looking down on the Central Methodist Church on Lune Street, and showing the old Fishergate Baptist Church and the impressive looking County Hall in the distanceThis fabulous image shows the skyline of Preston, looking down on the Central Methodist Church on Lune Street, and showing the old Fishergate Baptist Church and the impressive looking County Hall in the distance
This fabulous image shows the skyline of Preston, looking down on the Central Methodist Church on Lune Street, and showing the old Fishergate Baptist Church and the impressive looking County Hall in the distance

Lost or forgotten: Here's 33 photos of buildings once found on the streets of Preston but now long gone and forgotten from memory

In a place as old as Preston the skyline is changing all the time.
By Naomi Moon
Published 26th Jul 2022, 12:39 GMT
Updated 27th Jul 2022, 09:27 GMT

Places come and go, so we’ve looked through the archives to find pictures of some of the buildings that graced the streets of the city. Some have been demolished, some changed use, and some we may have just forgotten. Do you remember any of these locations? Let us know if you have any memories of them. READ MORE: Worden Hall and park of the past. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Some of the long lost pubs of Preston. MORE MEMORIES: More forgotten Preston pubs

This image of Canterbury Hall was taken in 1983 when the building was opened by the Rt Rev Brian Foley. The site had previously been occupied by English Martyrs School. Of course, Canterbury Hall has now disappeared from its home on Garstang Road, and new student accommodation now stands in this prime location

1. Old buildings of Preston

This image of Canterbury Hall was taken in 1983 when the building was opened by the Rt Rev Brian Foley. The site had previously been occupied by English Martyrs School. Of course, Canterbury Hall has now disappeared from its home on Garstang Road, and new student accommodation now stands in this prime location Photo: Archive

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Pictured here in 1972 is the Raza Mosque on St Paul's Road, Preston. When it was built in 1970 it was Preston's first purpose-built mosque and is still in use today as a place of worship

2. Old buildings of Preston

Pictured here in 1972 is the Raza Mosque on St Paul's Road, Preston. When it was built in 1970 it was Preston's first purpose-built mosque and is still in use today as a place of worship Photo: Archive

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In 1978 when this image was taken a £2m plan for a new library and museum HQ was launched by Lancashire County Council. It proposed to take over the motor taxation offices in Stanley Street, pictured here, and build a four-storey office and library in the grounds, linking it with St Mary's Church in a new pedestrian precinct. The old motor taxation offices, later home to the Museum of Lancashire, was the old sessions house and is a listed building

3. Old buildings of Preston

In 1978 when this image was taken a £2m plan for a new library and museum HQ was launched by Lancashire County Council. It proposed to take over the motor taxation offices in Stanley Street, pictured here, and build a four-storey office and library in the grounds, linking it with St Mary's Church in a new pedestrian precinct. The old motor taxation offices, later home to the Museum of Lancashire, was the old sessions house and is a listed building Photo: Archive

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In 1986, when this image was taken, a row broke out when Britannic Assurance, who occupied the building, painted the premises in Winckley Square a bright blue colour. The building on the corner of Chapel Street sits in a conservation area

4. Old buildings of Preston

In 1986, when this image was taken, a row broke out when Britannic Assurance, who occupied the building, painted the premises in Winckley Square a bright blue colour. The building on the corner of Chapel Street sits in a conservation area Photo: Archive

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