It opened in the 1980s as part of a development to revive the western end of Preston's main street, Fishergate. Its northern side is on Fishergate, and its southern side is built on the site of Butler Street Goods Yard, adjacent to the railway station. Do you remember the shops that first graced the shopping mall? Has much changed in the intervening years? READ MORE: Fishergate in the 80s. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Fishergate in the 90s. MORE MEMORIES: A history of Church Street
17. Fishergate Shopping Centre in the 90s
Marks and Spencer held a large unit within Fishergate Shopping Centre. It opened up into both the mall and the main thoroughfare of Fishergate to the front. The site is now occupied by Primark Photo: Archive
18. Fishergate Shopping Centre in the 90s
Another popular shop inside Fishergate Shopping Centre was Dorothy Perkins Photo: Archive
19. Fishergate Shopping Centre in the 90s
It didn't quite turn out like this... a 1988 artist's impression of what Fishergate Shopping Centre was proposed to look like Photo: Archive
20. Fishergate Shopping Centre in the 90s
One of the biggest attractions for coming to shop at Fishergate Shopping Centre is the large car park to the rear - though it can be a pain to get out of at busy times like Christmas. This image was taken in 1988 though, when there were fewer cars on the road Photo: Archive