26 brilliant retro photos of 1990s Preston City Centre that’ll take you back to its shops, streets and pubs

By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 31st Oct 2025, 14:26 GMT

These brilliant photos were all taken in the 1990s in the city centre.

They’ll be familiar, places you are likely to remember from the 1990s. Some show lost shops and businesses, street scenes and shopping centres.

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13. City Centre memories

Fishergate Shopping Centre | National World

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14. City Centre memories

The now former Mayor. Rose Kinsella makes her way down Fishergate in Preston town centre during the mayoral procession at St. Wilfred's R.C Church | National World

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15. City Centre memories

The outdoor market in Preston town centre | National World

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16. City Centre memories

Shoppers queuing outside Next on Fishergate for a sale | National World

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