The project was meant to bring life to a large area of Preston city centre, with the arrival of shopping giant John Lewis, among other big names. The scheme also included plans for large-scale demolition and re-building work, creating the John Lewis store, a new bus station and a revamped market. But this all collapsed when John Lewis finally pulled the plug on the new store in 2011. For now Prestonians have welcomed a new and improved glassed-in outdoor market, and endured the loss of the indoor market and car park. Plans are afoot to replace this with a cinema, retail and leisure development. We’ve looked at what the area looked like during a period of time in 2007 when the scheme was very much still alive. READ MORE: Pictures of long lost Preston buildings. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Forgotten pubs of Preston. MORE MEMORIES: Further pictures of long gone Preston pubs
9. Tithebarn project
Preston's Bus was central in the Tithebarn project as this was the preferred site for the proposed John Lewis store Photo: Ian Robinson
10. Tithebarn project
The area of Church Street where it was proposed the new site for Preston bus station would be Photo: Ian Robinson
11. Tithebarn project
Preston bus station, car park and all, is where a huge John Lewis store would have stood. The retail giant was integral to the whole Tithebarn project and it was when they pulled out that the whole deal collapsed Photo: Ian Robinson
12. Tithebarn Project
This image was taken from the now demolished indoor market, with the covered market to the right. If the Tithebarn Project had gone ahead the new John Lewis store would be in the centre distance of this picture Photo: Kevin McGuinness