With that in mind, take a trip down the long road that is memory lane all the way back to the late 1950s. It’s incredible to see how the face of the ever-evolving Preston has been developed and evolved, so enjoy our collection of the best archive pictures of the city back in 1959.
1. Traffic congestion is a major concern for many people in Lancashire today, but even in the 1950s, motorists could find themselves stuck in a queue â as we see with the above photo showing London Road, Preston in 1959. Despite widening both the bridge and road in 1938, traffic jams continued to be a problem, even after the new Preston Bypass (M6) was opened in 1958. Until the M55 was completed in 1975, this was still the preferred route to Blackpool. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive
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2. Broughton Crossroads near Preston 1959 View looking towards Newsham Lane. Golden Ball Hotel on left, Preston Industrial Co-operative Society shop on the right. Source - Lancashire County Library and Information Service / Red Rose Collections Preston Digital Archive
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