Industry and commerce remained strong in Preston during 1926.
Cotton mills continue to employ large numbers, though trade faced uncertainty following the nationwide unrest of the 1926 United Kingdom general strike.
Markets bustled, rail traffic was steady and the town maintains its reputation as a key Lancashire manufacturing centre.
ICYMI: 47 amazing old pictures of life in 1970s and 1980s Broughton, faces and places you will recognise
1. Preston, 1926
John Slater, Newsagent, Tulketh Road, Ashton, Preston 1926 | Iconic Media
2. Preston, 1926
The hour bell was removed from the tower for recasting in May 1926 | Iconic Media
4. Preston, 1926
The Unveiling of the Preston War Memorial. Sunday June 13, 1926 | Iconic Media
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