From big high street names to small corner shops and markets, the pictures remind us how we used to shop. There’s also a great picture of Preston Market in 1949.
1. Preston's old shops
Staff at Melias grocery shop on Friargate, Preston, in the1950s, from left to right: Frank Howarth, Judith Cansfield, Marshall West, George West, Yvonne Forshaw, Emma Taylor, Peggy (?) and John Bentley | National World
2. Preston's old shops
Kwik Save's predocessor Fine Fare in St John's Centre 1983 | National World
3. Preston's old shops
Old Shops - Lingards was a familiar sight in Fishergate | National World
4. Preston's old shops
John Menzies gave way to clothing store FCUK | National World