25 fascinating retro pictures of Preston in 1980 are a flashback in time

They wrap up one year in Preston from May Day protests to the Queen arriving at Preston station, flats at Avenham Park, streets in the city centre and lots of faces. So take a look as I find out what our city was like in the early 1980s through 25 fascinating retro pictures.

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