And, in this case, it’s a very long a winding lane indeed, as today’s retro picture gallery takes us all the way back to 1950. A different time altogether, 1950 is now 73 years in the past, meaning that a five-year-old just starting to make memories of that time would now be almost 80. Check out our best archive images of that heady era.
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17. 1950 Preston people
1950 Fulwood Barracks a day of in Preston L/Cpl Frank May on the left hails from Plymouth,he served in the army for 7 years and on demob he decided to stay in Preston and took a job at Berrys Slipper Works as Frank civilian trade was a cobbler.He met his wife to be at Berrys local girl from Pole Street Muriel Platt.They married in 1956 had 3 children and Frank died Christmas Day 1984.Muriel sister Dorothy is my wife. Sent by Brian Maley Leyland Photo: n/a
18. 1950 Preston people
Preston Corporation Tug Penfold 1950. Seen soon after refloating. The Penfold was an old vessel even by this date. She was built in 1902 by Hawthorne and Co. Ltd, Leith and used as a target tow for the R.A.S.C. under the name of Stewart. Following this incident she was placed back in service until 1958 when she was sold to a Dublin concern for 875 GBP. Her tenure at the port began one year earlier in 1949 when she was purchased by the Corporation for 2,850 GBP Image courtesy of The Lancashire Evening post www.lep.co.uk Photo: PDA
19. 1950 Preston people
The Out-Patients Department, Preston Royal Infirmary c.1950 The artwork seen above the arched doorways was produced locally by students at Preston Polytechnic. Photo: PDA
20. 1950 Preston people
Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee Speaking in Preston in 1950 Image courtesy of John Swindells and the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group and Preston Digital Archive Photo: Preston Digital Archive