And, while it may seem scarcely believable that those days are now some 60 years in the rear-view mirror, the sights, sounds, and feel of the early 1960s will still be a familiar one to many a reader.
With that in mind, we’ve put together a retro archive picture collection of all our very vest images of Preston life - encompassing everything from workers on the docks to schools and pubs - for you to peruse.
29. Top Rank Ballroom, Preston 1962. Adoring fans attend a performance by Love Affair from the Vin Sumner Collection
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30. Looking Back This picture was sent in by Mrs Gray from Preston it shows Barbara Tomlinson (her name at the time) in the year 1962 when she is expected her second child.It was taken at the ballroom at the Bull and Royal Hotel.The occasion was a showing of a film about hairdressing that was taken at the The Keldon Miller School of hairdressing.
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31. Cheapside, Preston c.1962 Store names familiar to many Prestonian's; Stylo, Richard Shops, John Collier and Stead & Simpson. Corporate identity and historical significance usually don't get along. The facades of the shop fronts in Cheapside are a typical example. The prevailing sentiment in the 60's was to do away with anything connected with the grimy past as evidenced by this array of shiny new shop fronts
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