These pictures look back at the stores in Lancashire which have stood firmly on the high street for decades.
Boots founder John Boot opened a herbalist store in Nottingham’s Goose Gate in 1849. Today, Boots is the UK’s leading health and beauty retailer with 2,100 stores.
Working at Boots in Bank Hey Street was my Saturday job when I was still at school. I used to work in the photographic department, selling 135mm films and helping to process them in one hour. Remember those days? From old black and white images of the buildings to staff to a huge blaze and pictures in more recent times, these pictures show Boots through the years in our neck of the woods.
13. Boots the Chemist at 175
Staff at Boots travelled from Skipton Castle to Preston's Deepdale Retail Park Store to raise money for Macmillan cancer support | National World
14. Boots the Chemist at 175
Cheko the Clown and the Store Manager Steven Pemberton welcome customers to the new Boots store on the Deepdale Retail Park, Preston | National World
15. Boots the Chemist at 175
Lynn Blackledge, Marlene Cherry, Paul Spicer and Karien Briggs wear the new uniforms at the Boots store in Fishergate, Preston | National World