It may not look like the modern multiplex of today, but there was no doubting the popularity of the Empire Cinema in Bamber Bridge in 1951 placeholder image
It may not look like the modern multiplex of today, but there was no doubting the popularity of the Empire Cinema in Bamber Bridge in 1951 | National World

15 long lost pictures of Preston including Flag Market, Friargate and Fishergate

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 25th Nov 2024, 14:18 GMT

This eclectic mix of photos take us back to Preston in bygone days

From Whit Walks at Flag Street, to Fishergate, Friargate and snowy roads, they are a window on the past.

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A simple reminder of the architectural magnificence to be found in the centre of Preston during the days when the Harris Library and Town Hall were neighbours before the latter was destroyed by fire in 1947

9. Preston Nostalgia

A simple reminder of the architectural magnificence to be found in the centre of Preston during the days when the Harris Library and Town Hall were neighbours before the latter was destroyed by fire in 1947 | National World

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Station Road, Croston

10. Preston Nostalgia

Station Road, Croston | National World

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A gentler pace of life is evident from this postcard image taken in Preston town centre 81 years ago but it is still unmistakably Friargate

11. Preston Nostalgia

A gentler pace of life is evident from this postcard image taken in Preston town centre 81 years ago but it is still unmistakably Friargate | National World

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You might not believe this but A.J Evans Wholesale Stationers, pictured in the 1950s on Aspinall Street, Preston, occupies the site that is now the actual "bull ring" in St George's shopping centre

12. Preston Nostalgia

You might not believe this but A.J Evans Wholesale Stationers, pictured in the 1950s on Aspinall Street, Preston, occupies the site that is now the actual "bull ring" in St George's shopping centre | National World

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