A factory worker preparing the warp for the loom at Horrocks's, Crewdon & Co, Preston, 'the greatest cotton mills in the world'. placeholder image
A factory worker preparing the warp for the loom at Horrocks's, Crewdon & Co, Preston, 'the greatest cotton mills in the world'. | Getty Images

21 eclectic retro photos of life in and around Preston some rare ones going back 100 years

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 22nd Oct 2024, 11:22 GMT

These incredible photos embrace life in and around Preston in decades gone by.

They focus on industrial life, police training, streets, inside buildings and early aerial shots. They are a fascinating glimpse into how our city used to be.

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The interior of the Cantrell and Cochrane depot with an employee moving a crate across the store. Photographed in 1927 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

13. Preston nostalgia

The interior of the Cantrell and Cochrane depot with an employee moving a crate across the store. Photographed in 1927 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway | Getty Images

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Members of the French women's soccer team with child workers during a visit to Horrockses cotton mill in Preston, Lancashire, 29th April 1920

14. Preston nostalgia

Members of the French women's soccer team with child workers during a visit to Horrockses cotton mill in Preston, Lancashire, 29th April 1920 | Getty Images

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Another scene which shows members of the French women's soccer team with child workers during a visit to Horrockses cotton mill in Preston, Lancashire, 29th April 1920

15. Preston nostalgia

Another scene which shows members of the French women's soccer team with child workers during a visit to Horrockses cotton mill in Preston, Lancashire, 29th April 1920 | Getty Images

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Acting as drivers for police cars is one of the most popular and important jobs for the Womans Auxiliary Police Corps in Preston.

16. Preston nostalgia

Acting as drivers for police cars is one of the most popular and important jobs for the Womans Auxiliary Police Corps in Preston. | Getty Images

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