See how Preston has changed over the intervening seven decades by checking out some of our very best retro archive pictures from the late 1950s.
21. The Wooden Screw Motor Launch 'Gnat' River Ribble, Preston July 21st 1959 This teak Carvel built vessel was constructed in 1916 for the Admiralty. It was purchased by the Port of Preston in 1921 for £325. When the port closed in 1981 she was sold to Mr. J. Wilkinson (Preston) for £3,000.
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22. Graham Walton, Mayor of South Ribble. Captain of the Preston School boys football team. Pictured back row, to the right of the goalkeeper in the coloured top (1959)
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23. Photo Neil Cross Edwin Chesters, 77, held the British title for weight lifting in 1960 Preston Star Barbell Club at Blackpool 1959
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