Many thanks to Malcolm Rae, from Fulwood, for today’s Looking Back photo. Malcolm writes: “This is a photograph of a group of Casualty staff at Preston Royal Infirmary in 1969, which includes myself as a student nurse.”placeholder image
Many thanks to Malcolm Rae, from Fulwood, for today’s Looking Back photo. Malcolm writes: “This is a photograph of a group of Casualty staff at Preston Royal Infirmary in 1969, which includes myself as a student nurse.”

18 amazing pictures to take you back to Blackpool in 1969 and the way life looked back then

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 18th Nov 2025, 18:00 GMT

In 1969, Preston was a city on the cusp of change, reflecting both the social shifts of the late 1960s and its own industrial heritage.

Let's take a trip down memory lane with this retro collection of archive images from Preston in 1969.

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Ribble Bus at Tithebarn Street bus station, Preston April 20, 1969

9. Preston in 1969

Ribble Bus at Tithebarn Street bus station, Preston April 20, 1969 Photo: n/a

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Lancaster Road (east side), Preston c. 1969 Ribble Bus Booking Office and Kenyons (pastry and confectioners). Area now occupied by the Guild Hall

10. Preston in 1969

Lancaster Road (east side), Preston c. 1969 Ribble Bus Booking Office and Kenyons (pastry and confectioners). Area now occupied by the Guild Hall Photo: PDA

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post past dock 1969 - High and dry because of Preston Dock strike is the Preston pilot "Saint Joan".Taking the opportunity of a spruce up and overhaul during her enforced redundancy at `Preston Dock old preston docks

11. Preston in 1969

post past dock 1969 - High and dry because of Preston Dock strike is the Preston pilot "Saint Joan".Taking the opportunity of a spruce up and overhaul during her enforced redundancy at `Preston Dock old preston docks Photo: Send in

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Pictured is the triumphal, mud-splattered, St. Joseph's Seniors Football Team, from 1969.

12. Preston in 1969

Pictured is the triumphal, mud-splattered, St. Joseph's Seniors Football Team, from 1969. Photo: Wilf Riley

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