Today’s destination? 1948 - way back in the depths of history at this point, but still a Preston which many will known and recognise.
Can you spot any familiar sights or faces in this collection of historic archive pics?
Take a look...
37. This old postcard shows the Old Vicarage, the former home of Edith Rigby, located on East Cliff, Preston. Edith Rigby, who lived from 1872 to 1948, was an English suffragette. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive
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38. Junction of Lancaster Road and Church Street, Preston c.1948 Traffic policeman at Starkies Corner. British Pathe' have footage showing members of Preston Police Force performing traffic signalling drills. Click Here to watch. Filmed in 1935. It could almost be the inspiration for a Monty Python sketch. At the end of the film watch for a brief glimpse of a Preston Corporation tram rolling past the junction of Moor Lane and North road.
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39. The class of girls from St Joseph's School, Batley Carr, who visited Cliffe House in Shepley in 1948. Pictured as a girl at the end of the front row (far left) is Doreen McGowan. Also pictured are classmates Pat Kelly, Mary Knight, Mary Bailey, Margaret Kelly, Monica Dune, Ursula Preston, June Brearey, Mary Mitchell, Kathleen Traynor, Moya Gavighan, Frances Cartwright, Barbara Tremble, Rita Grundell, Mavis and Mary Carter, Shirley Murphy, Pat Collins, Kathleen Cox, Nelly Maloney, Audrey Brearey and Alice Owens. Picture in the middle is schoolteacher, Miss Phillips, and staff at Cliffe House. (d759a231)
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