And so today we're journeying back in time to 1966 - the year that England won the World Cup and a time which is rapidly retreating in the rear-view mirror given that it's almost 60 year ago at this stage. Here are some of our best archive pictures from those bygone days
13. File photo dated 08-05-1973 of Former Manchester United football star Bobby Charlton, at his desk at Preston North End F.C. PA Photo. Issue date: Friday May 8, 2020. Sir Bobby Charlton will go down as one of the greatest to play the game. A key member of the England squad that won the World Cup in 1966, he won medals aplenty at Manchester United. See PA story SPORT Picture of the Day. Photo credit should read PA/PA Wire.
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15. Before the University of Central Lancashire, students went to Harris College in Preston. This view was taken in 1966 and comes courtesy of The Lancashire Evening Post archives.
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16. Preston Railway Station. 1966 No. 78041 at platform 5 with a parcels train from the north.
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