19 fantastic pics as Preston egg rolling returned to Avenham Park for Easter Monday fun

Egg rolling, which began in 1867, would have involved rolling decorated eggs down grassy hills known as pace-eggs which were originally a Lancashire custom.

Pace-eggs were traditionally decorated by wrapping the eggs in onion skins and boiling them to give the shells a golden mottled effect.

Children would then roll their pace-eggs down the hills and see who could get theirs the furthest without it breaking.

Today the egg rolling mainly sees a more modern version of rolling chocolate eggs down its steep slopes.

Take a look at some fun-filled pictures from yesterday’s popular event held from 11am to 4pm.