29 Preston publicans you may remember from the city's pubs in the 90s and 00s

By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 28th Sep 2025, 15:00 GMT

These photos take you right back to the pubs of the decades when they were booming – raising a glass to the landlords and landladies who served behind the bar and kept the drinks flowing.

The watering holes and the faces behind the bar will be familiar to a generation of people from back in the day. Is your local featured?

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17. Preston Landlords of the 90s

Landlord of the Running Pump pub at Catforth near Preston, John Egan | National World

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18. Preston Landlords of the 90s

The Landlord of the Barton Fox on Garstang road, Barton, Preston celebrates the official reopening of the pub following several months of restoration. | National World

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19. Preston Landlords of the 90s

Landlord of the King Bill Pub, London Road, Preston, Craig Watson, with his ladies pool team who have been banned from playing in the Preston and District (Ladies) Summer League. | National World

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20. Preston Landlords of the 90s

Brian Taylor, landlord of the newly refurbished pub The Roebuck in Bilsborrow, Preston, with Heather Halton, whose grandfather James Howson ran the pub earlier this century. | National World

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