37 original archive pictures to take you back to Preston decades ago - from streets to faces

By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 12th May 2025, 08:47 GMT

These wonderful old pictures show how Preston has changed over the decades

Take a trip down memory lane and flick through these nostalgic pictures of our city to see what it was like back in the day.

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17. 1960s Preston

Canal Terminus, Preston c. 1960 Looking south towards Fishergate. Photo: PDA

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18. 1960s Preston

Junction of Ladyman Street and River Street, Preston c.1960 Photographed by N Keith Scott c.1960 © N Keith Scott 2015 Reproduced by kind permission of Tarquin Scott and the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group. More information about Mr. N.K. Scott and his personal sketches see Travels With An Architect (2012) ISBN 978-0-9534156-1-8 available at www.archims.co.uk Photo: n/a

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19. 1960s Preston

Canal near Marsh Lane, Preston 1960 View looking north towards Marsh lane showing the derelict remains of two canal barges near to the canal terminus. Photo: PDA

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20. 1960s Preston

Preston Digital Archive Follow Preston Station (E.L.) c.1960 Semaphore signals adjacent to Preston No. 3 signal box. Photo: PDA

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