With that in mind, here are some of our very best archive pictures of Preston life back in the long-ago year of 1953 - some 71 years in the past at this point. To frame it another way - a baby born when these images were taken is now likely retired and able to claim the state pension for the past six years.
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These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
29. Watsons Oil Storage, Preston Dock c.1935 Austrailian Music Hall Singer, Florrie Forde fills up with Watsons 'ROP Zip Super' petrol at their facility on Chain Caul Road. R.O.P was the abbreviation for Russian Oil Products Watsons was eventually taken over by Petrofina in 1953
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30. Preston Grammar School Hall 1953 Image courtesy of The Preston Grammar School Association www.pgsassociation.org.uk/
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31. The English Electric Company Ltd., Strand Road, Preston. A view inside the west works c.1953 at construction of railcars for Ceylon.
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