Home to some of the best chippies around, Preston can lay claim to having some outstanding local eateries from which the city’s hungry folk an source a good old fashioned chippy tea.
But, delving into the past somewhat, what about the ‘90s ad ‘00s chippies from our childhoods? See if you remember a few of these… plus some are still going strong.
And, as reader Angela Brand commented on one of our fish and chips-based stories: “Had fish and chips last night!” After all, you can’t beat a chippy!
Spot any familiar faces or sights?
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13. 1990s & 2000s Preston chippies
Andreas and Lania Evangelou raised over £1000 for Cancer Research with their customers at the fish and chip shop on Liverpool Road, Penwortham Photo: RETRo
14. 1990s & 2000s Preston chippies
Folk could often be seen queuing outside the door at Andreas Fish and Chip Shop in Penwortham, Preston Photo: RETRO
15. 1990s & 2000s Preston chippies
Nigel Shaw, chip shop owner in the run-down shopping area on Pope Lane in Moor Nook, Preston, where demolition work is being considered by Preston Borough Council Photo: RETRO
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The Happy Haddock on Plungington Road, Preston has also changed hands many times through the years. Here Frank Tomlinson, left, retires, handing over to his daughter Jane Mullen Photo: RETRO