This picture was sent in from E.H. Simister it shows February 1950 and a prototype Leyland Olympic (How Appropriate) turns left into Church street, Preston. These buses were a joint venture with Leyland Motors and Metro-Cammel Weymann. Picture reproduced with kind permission of the British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland.This picture was sent in from E.H. Simister it shows February 1950 and a prototype Leyland Olympic (How Appropriate) turns left into Church street, Preston. These buses were a joint venture with Leyland Motors and Metro-Cammel Weymann. Picture reproduced with kind permission of the British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland.
This picture was sent in from E.H. Simister it shows February 1950 and a prototype Leyland Olympic (How Appropriate) turns left into Church street, Preston. These buses were a joint venture with Leyland Motors and Metro-Cammel Weymann. Picture reproduced with kind permission of the British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland.

36 fascinating old pictures of 1950s Preston - the people, streets, buildings and landmarks

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Nostalgia and Property Writer

Published 29th Jan 2025, 12:55 BST

These pictures are like stepping into a time machine.

Giving us a glimpse of life in Preston back in 1950, these are some of our best archive pictures of the city back at the halfway point of the 20th century, depicting scenes of everyday life which just go to show how much things have changed over the subsequent 73 years.

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Junction of Moor Lane & Moorbrook Street, Preston 1950 Showing Richard Barton, The Corner Stores, est 1864. Copyright Lancashire County Library and Information Service. www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/

5. 1950s Preston

Junction of Moor Lane & Moorbrook Street, Preston 1950 Showing Richard Barton, The Corner Stores, est 1864. Copyright Lancashire County Library and Information Service. www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/ Photo: PDA

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Old Cock Yard, Preston 1950 Old Cock Yard runs parallel to Avenham Street on the west side. This property was occupied for many years by George Millington, grate fixer and general ironmonger, and was demolished in 1959 to make way for a new warehouse for E.H.Booth and Company Limited of Fishergate, Preston.

6. 1950s Preston

Old Cock Yard, Preston 1950 Old Cock Yard runs parallel to Avenham Street on the west side. This property was occupied for many years by George Millington, grate fixer and general ironmonger, and was demolished in 1959 to make way for a new warehouse for E.H.Booth and Company Limited of Fishergate, Preston. Photo: PDA

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Preston Industrial Co-operative store, Lancaster Road, Preston 1950 This large Co-operative store was erected in the mid1930s. Also seen is Watson and Wrigley, gentlemen's outfitters, on the far right.

7. 1950s Preston

Preston Industrial Co-operative store, Lancaster Road, Preston 1950 This large Co-operative store was erected in the mid1930s. Also seen is Watson and Wrigley, gentlemen's outfitters, on the far right. Photo: PDA

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No. 30 Avenham Lane, Preston 1950 Home of Charles Hardwick when he wrote his "History of the Borough of Preston" in 1857. Hardwick was formerly an artist before turning his attention to writing.

8. 1950s Preston

No. 30 Avenham Lane, Preston 1950 Home of Charles Hardwick when he wrote his "History of the Borough of Preston" in 1857. Hardwick was formerly an artist before turning his attention to writing. Photo: PDA

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