Take a trip down the nostalgic street that is memory lane and see what Preston life looked like back in 1969 and 1970 - here are our best archive pictures from that era.
These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
Still fancy a bit more old school reminiscing? Be sure not to miss some of our other most popular recent retro picture collections...


26. Preston Marine Cadets Strand Road Preston. c 1970 In practice for the N.W area PT competition. Left to Right: Tony, Jim (Jnr.) Craig and Jim (Snr.) Bland. The Preston detatchment won the event at Liverpool that year under the direction of Jim Bland (Jnr.) - the staff PT instructor. Preston Digital Archive
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27. Co-operative Society buildings, Ormskirk Road, Preston 1970 Formely known as 'Fashion Corner' The premises were built in 1892 and closed in 1970
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28. Preston Marine Cadets, R.N.R Drill Hall, Hartington Road. c 1970 Armistice day 1971 Back Row L to R: Howard Rutledge, Jim Bland, ?, Alan Thomas. Front Row L to R: Jock McLeod, Tommy Parker, Steve Shaw, Jack Smith, Brian Beardsworth.
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