From the first Boeing 747 commercial flight to London and The Beatles breaking up to the Apollo 13 space mission, 1970 was certainly a big year for global events. Take a look at some of our best pictures of what life in Preston looked like back in that momentous year.
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6. Preston Marine Cadets c. 1970 100 mile charity relay run from Gretna Green to Preston, Emil Timothy seen handing the baton to the detatchments PT instructor Jim Bland (Jr.)
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7. Taylor Street, Preston, 1970's Looking towards Broadgate. Photographed by Terry Martin. Image courtesy of Nicola Martin of the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group. Preston Digital Archive
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8. Johnny Briggs (aka Mike Baldwin) visits Studio Cards Office Preston in the 1970s
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