And so, why not take a trip down memory lane to see what Preston's myriad streets did in fact look and feel like back in the late 1960s. Here are our best retro pics of what life out and about looked like back in those days...
13. Preston Docks 'Courageous' and 'Princess' behind Strand Rd. works. 5th. June 1968
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14. PB488 (B). Locos nos. 48423 and 48247 at Kirkham 7 March 1968 - Peter Fitton2 From John Matthews' Preston to Blackpool railway book
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15. The Palladium Cinema, Church Street Preston Opened in 1915 directly opposite the Ritz in Church Street. The first feature shown was The Man Who Stayed At Home. starring Chrissie White and directed by Cecil Hepworth The building was purchased by Preston Corporation in 1968 for 45,000 GBP and was demolished to make way for a service entrance to the new Guild Hall
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16. 4498 [60007] SIR NIGEL GRESLEY I think this was early in 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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