37 astonishing ancient archive pictures taking you back to Preston in the 1950s, from pubs to schools

Preston in the 1950s was a very different city to what we see before us today - it was a city where horse-drawn coffin carts were seen on the cobble-stone streets and where many of the roads we know had yet to even be conceived.

With that in mind, take a look at some of our best archive retro pictures of Preston from 1957 and 1958.

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These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...

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