Safe to say that things have changed plenty over the intervening decades - put it this way, when these images were taken, England were world champions in the men's football - but it's nevertheless fascinating to delve back into the past and catch a glimpse of what Preston looked like back in the day.
13. Preston Railway Station 1968. No. 70013 ready to depart for Liverpool with the last leg of a railtour. April 20, 1968. Photograph courtesy and copyright of Geoff Coward
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15. This picture was sent in by Brian Melling from Fulwood, Preston. The Preston and District Referee's Society who played a combined Forces eleven at Fulwood Barracks in 1968 (approx) and came out winners 4-1. (Back Row L to R) Brian Melling, Geoff Chesworth, Keith Aspden, John Disley, Frank Lowe, Jack Cunningham, Norman Southward. (Front Left to Right) Jim Tat, Brian Reid, Jack Boothby, Sid Carsley, George Benson.
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16. SIR NIGEL GRESLEY I think this was 1968, approaching Preston from the south on a special. Sir Nigel was out shopped from Crewe works in early 1968 following a heavy overhall using parts from her unfortunate sister, 60026 MILES BEEVOR and then run-in on revenue-earning nighttime parcels trains.
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