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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New Hall Lane at Night, Preston c.1950 Image courtesy of Norman Worthington.

33. 1950s Preston

New Hall Lane at Night, Preston c.1950 Image courtesy of Norman Worthington. Photo: n/a

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Junction of Garstang Road & Aqueduct Street, Preston 1950 Note the entrance to the gentlemans public lavatories below the Persil billboard.

34. 1950s Preston

Junction of Garstang Road & Aqueduct Street, Preston 1950 Note the entrance to the gentlemans public lavatories below the Persil billboard. Photo: PDA

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I came across this photo taken in 1950, and having read your recent article regarding the various locations of outdoor toilets in and around Preston of old, i thought this one really does show off the underground ones very well due to the fact that the photo is taken from above looking down on them and not as usual at ground level. Interesting also The New Vic Cinema was at that time campaigning for Sunday opening, how things have changed, i also notice that Rita Hayworrth and Glenn Ford were the stars of the film.

35. 1950s Preston

I came across this photo taken in 1950, and having read your recent article regarding the various locations of outdoor toilets in and around Preston of old, i thought this one really does show off the underground ones very well due to the fact that the photo is taken from above looking down on them and not as usual at ground level. Interesting also The New Vic Cinema was at that time campaigning for Sunday opening, how things have changed, i also notice that Rita Hayworrth and Glenn Ford were the stars of the film. Photo: n/a

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The ABC Royal Cinema, Fishergate, Preston c.1950 Theatre Royal operating as ABC Cinema. Image reproduced by kind permission of Flickr member dusashenka. Dusashenka's photostream contains one of the most complete collections of vintage British cinemas Here

36. 1950s Preston

The ABC Royal Cinema, Fishergate, Preston c.1950 Theatre Royal operating as ABC Cinema. Image reproduced by kind permission of Flickr member dusashenka. Dusashenka's photostream contains one of the most complete collections of vintage British cinemas Here Photo: PDA

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