With that in mind, take a trip back to those long-forgotten days of Preston back in 1957 - an era which is now some 67 years in the past at this point.
21. Waggon and Horses Inn, Lord Street. From Peeps at old Preston by George C. Miller 1957 The pub took its name from the large number of blacksmiths clustered around the Tithebarn area. The name stayed with the premises for over 200 years before being changed to The Tithebarn in the 1990's. An old town custom called 'Boundary Riding' took place here whereupon the Mayor and members of the Corporation would set off on horseback to view the boundaries of the borough. As part of this ceremony, two of the towns bailiffs were whipped round the nearby pump. Things got out of hand, as these events are wont to do, when the blacksmiths joined in the fray and began to beat the poor bailiff's with iron bars and other iron implements. After this the old custom was discontinued.
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22. Red Lion Hotel, Church Street From Peeps at old Preston by George C. Miller 1957
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23. Picture sent in by reader Frank Wilkinson. Men from two year chefs course Simon Cardwell, Bill Preston, Anthony Jacobs, Mike Smith, John White and Stuart Butcher
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24. Todayâs view shows the streets and backs of houses in Avenham, Preston, between 1957 and 1961. Picture courtesy of the Avenham Redevelopment Study and Preston Digital Archive.
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