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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This view of Mill Hill, Preston, at the junction of Mill Hill and Fylde Road, dates from 1950. Mill Hill took its name from the long demolished Friargate Windmill which was built on the high ground at the top of the hill. 

29. 1950s Preston

This view of Mill Hill, Preston, at the junction of Mill Hill and Fylde Road, dates from 1950. Mill Hill took its name from the long demolished Friargate Windmill which was built on the high ground at the top of the hill.  Photo: LEP

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Black Bull Lane, Fulwood, Preston c.1950 Taken from the junction of Black Bull Lane and what is today Conway Drive.

30. 1950s Preston

Black Bull Lane, Fulwood, Preston c.1950 Taken from the junction of Black Bull Lane and what is today Conway Drive. Photo: PDA

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Mount Pleasant West, Preston 1950 Former handloom weavers cellared cottages close to Corporation Street. The scene appears to be older than it looks. It would have looked very much the same in the mid 19th century Image courtesy of The Lancashire Evening Post www.lep.co.uk

31. 1950s Preston

Mount Pleasant West, Preston 1950 Former handloom weavers cellared cottages close to Corporation Street. The scene appears to be older than it looks. It would have looked very much the same in the mid 19th century Image courtesy of The Lancashire Evening Post www.lep.co.uk Photo: PDA

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Church Street & Tithebarn Street, Preston 1950 Gooby's haberdashers on the left, with Meeson's, cut price confectioners on the opposite corner. Gooby's was destroyed by fire in May 1965.

32. 1950s Preston

Church Street & Tithebarn Street, Preston 1950 Gooby's haberdashers on the left, with Meeson's, cut price confectioners on the opposite corner. Gooby's was destroyed by fire in May 1965. Photo: PDA

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