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.
These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
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33. Preston Digital Archive Roebuck Street School Preston, July 1958. Standing Left, Miss Ward, class teacher; Right, Miss Noblett, Head Mistress. Image kindly provided by Janet Parker and comes courtesy of Paul Swarbrick at the Preston Historical Society. www.prestonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/
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34. Made in Preston. The Bond P3 Scooter Made at Sharps Commercials, Ribbleton Lane, Preston. The P1 was rolled out in 1958 shotly to be followed by the P2. Models P3 and P4 made their debut in 1959. Production finally ended in 1962. for more information on Lawrie Bond read Nick Wotherspoons book
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35. Mrs. E.H. Kirkham, Proprietress of the Ashtonia Shop, Lane Ends, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston 1958. Ashtonia was a sweet shop and confectioner on the corner of Blackpool Road and Tulketh Brow. The shop also had an American-style milk bar, including a number of tables for serving hot and cold drinks. The owner of the shop, Mrs E. Kirkham, is shown in Ashtonia in this photo taken in 1958.
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36. Old Bear's Paw Inn, Church Street From Peeps at old Preston by George C. Miller 1957
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