The 1990s were another decade of change for Preston, with many more buildings being demolished, but new ones taking their place. Some parts of the town centre (as it still was then) were transformed completely. And Preston Docks moved from being a busy shipping area to a bustling leisure and living space.
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This evocative picture shows the orchestra entrance of the old Public Hall on Fleet Street, Preston. All that was left to remind you of some of the great bands and musicians who played there over the years - until it was demolished in 1990, when this picture was taken. Photograph by Beth Hayes, courtesy of the Preston Historical Society Photo: Beth Hayes
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Demolition work inside the Public Hall in 1990, to make way for an extension of the Ring Way to incorporate the Penwortham Bypass. Image by kind permission of Allan Fazackerley, courtesy of Heather Crook, and Preston Digital Archive Photo: Allan Fazackerley and Heather Crook
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Looking very dilapidated this image shows the 55th Division Club on Church Street (south side), Preston back in April 1992. Image provided by Paul Swarbrick and Gillian Lawson of the Preston Historical Society Photo: Paul Swarbrick and Gillian Lawson
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Not strictly Preston itself, but a building and place that most Prestonians are familiar with... In April 1994 a fire ripped through Guy's Eating Establishment in St Michael's Road, Bilsborrow, near Preston. The blaze started in the kitchen then spread into an extractor fan and across the distinctive thatched roof, hitting much of the restaurant's first floor