They are from 1952 and 1953 and show the city just as it was in a long lost era.
33. Corporation Street. 1952 Preston Guild. September 1, 1952. Mrs. Doris Hodson stands guard over her chair prior to the days processions. The rest of the chairs belonged to residents of adjacent houses.
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35. Queen Elizabeth II Coronation celebrations 1952 - street decorations in Preston
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36. Trinity School, Preston, 1952. Mr Bill Hesketh At Trinity School prior to the Preston Guild Torchlight Procession. Image kindly provided by Mrs. J. Williams, Fulwood, Preston. Courtesy of Paul Swarbrick & Gillian Lawson, Preston Historical Society.
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