To be given a glimpse of how your home city used to look almost 75 years ago is a pretty rare thing. So, with that in mind, take a look through some of our best archive retro pics of Preston all the way back in 1950 for a taste of what the place used to look like.
41. The English Electric Co. Ltd., Preston c.1950 The English Electric Company Ltd of Preston ran a number of these Oldham built Seddon Diesel four wheeler flats throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. Photograph courtesy of Mike Sumner (jnr).
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42. Preston Docks c.1950 S.S. Helen Craig sailed twice a week between Preston and Belfast for over 50 years. She was known by countless dockers as 'Th'owd bo'oan bo'at' as she often carried a stinking mass of animal bones from the Belfast abattoirs to the port. It was often said you could tell when she was in dock due to the vast flocks of seagulls and other birds hovering nearby hoping to feed off the maggots and other detritus from the rotting cargo. The Helen Craig was built in Belfast in 1891 and was for many years under the command of Captain Kennedy.
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43. The Saddle Inn, Sidgreaves Lane, Lea Near Preston c.1950 Click Here for a recent 'street view' Copyright Lancashire County Library and Information Service. www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/
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44. Tom Finney & Bob Langton, Preston North End, 1950. Image courtesy and copyright of The Lancashire Evening Post © www.lep.co.uk
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