A Lancashire school got a visit from the pie man. A tray full of pies and a cheque for £100 were the prizes for pupils at Lea Endowed CE Primary School, Lea Road, Preston, who won the Hollands Pie and Chip Week Competition. Lea Endowed school came top out of schools all over the Preston area in the painting competitionplaceholder image
A Lancashire school got a visit from the pie man. A tray full of pies and a cheque for £100 were the prizes for pupils at Lea Endowed CE Primary School, Lea Road, Preston, who won the Hollands Pie and Chip Week Competition. Lea Endowed school came top out of schools all over the Preston area in the painting competition

43 nostalgic pictures of Preston in 1985 that will transport you back 40 years

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 13th Dec 2025, 18:00 GMT

Probably best known for the National Union of Mine Workers ending a 51 week strike, 1985 was nevertheless an eventful year for countless other reasons, too.

Take a look at a few of our best archive pictures of life in Preston back in 1985.

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Preston Prison January 11th 1985.

29. Preston in 1985

Preston Prison January 11th 1985. Photo: RETRO

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Preston Prison's warden January 11th 1985.

30. Preston in 1985

Preston Prison's warden January 11th 1985. Photo: RETRO

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Pensioner William Miller has a special hobby that children love... he spends hours making wooden toys for them. Nimble-fingered Mr Miller's latest creations, for youngsters at the Royal Preston Hospital, include a see-saw, rocking duck, hobby horse, wheelbarrow and rocking doll's cradle

31. Preston in 1985

Pensioner William Miller has a special hobby that children love... he spends hours making wooden toys for them. Nimble-fingered Mr Miller's latest creations, for youngsters at the Royal Preston Hospital, include a see-saw, rocking duck, hobby horse, wheelbarrow and rocking doll's cradle Photo: RETRO

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Barmaids Carol Cowburn, 24, and Jacqueline Griffiths, 21, of the Hollywood Bar, East View, Preston, present a cheque for £500 raised among regulars, to Mr Jim Smith of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

32. Preston in 1985

Barmaids Carol Cowburn, 24, and Jacqueline Griffiths, 21, of the Hollywood Bar, East View, Preston, present a cheque for £500 raised among regulars, to Mr Jim Smith of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Photo: RETRO

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