The 1940s are now a veritable age in the past, but the Preston we all know and love is still in there somewhere, so take a look at some of our best archive pics from the depths of time.
Can you spot any familiar sights or faces in this collection of historic archive pics?
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21. Former German U-boat engine in service at the Lancashire Evening Post, Castle Yard Depot, Preston 1949. This M.A.N. 400hp diesel engine was acquired by the Lancashire Evening Post as an auxiliary power plant. It drove 2 sets of electrical generators that supplied power to the Post's printing presses located in Castle Yard on the north side of Fishergate. The engine was sourced from a WW1 German submarine then being scrapped at Liverpool in 1923. It remained in service until 1949. Pictured (L to R) are Jim Storey (engineer), Jack Cookson (chief electrical engineer), Unknown, Ernie Sergeant (engineer),
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22. Whitsuntide Fair, Preston Market c.1948 (+ film) Image courtesy of The Lancashire Evening Post www.lep.co.uk
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23. The class of girls from St Joseph's School, Batley Carr, who visited Cliffe House in Shepley in 1948. Pictured as a girl at the end of the front row (far left) is Doreen McGowan. Also pictured are classmates Pat Kelly, Mary Knight, Mary Bailey, Margaret Kelly, Monica Dune, Ursula Preston, June Brearey, Mary Mitchell, Kathleen Traynor, Moya Gavighan, Frances Cartwright, Barbara Tremble, Rita Grundell, Mavis and Mary Carter, Shirley Murphy, Pat Collins, Kathleen Cox, Nelly Maloney, Audrey Brearey and Alice Owens. Picture in the middle is schoolteacher, Miss Phillips, and staff at Cliffe House. (d759a231)
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24. A family peers into the window - showing an array of goods - of T.C. Hall & Co. Sporting Outfitters, based at 29 Church Street, Preston. This picture, from the LEP archives, dates from 1948.
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