With that in mind, take a look at some of our best archive pictures of retro Preston way back in the year of 1957. Hopefully these will give you a feel for how the city has changed and morphed into the more modern incarnation which we see today...
As one reader said: “I barely recognise my own hometown, it’s incredible to see how much things have changed...”
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5. Old House, Market Place From Peeps at old Preston by George C. Miller 1957
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6. Goss Printing Presses, Preston 1957 The Production Control Department in the new office block. July 1957
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7. Today we look at another photo from the Avenham Redevelopment Study, showing a family in Avenham, some time between 1957 and 1961. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive.
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8. Do you recognise this scene of Avenham, Preston? It shows some of the new housing which was built between 1957 and 1961. Picture courtesy of Avenham Redevelopment Study. Preston, Lancashire, and Preston Digital Archive.
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