See how Preston has changed over the intervening seven decades by checking out some of our very best retro archive pictures from the late 1950s.
25. Guys Row / Church Street, Preston c. 1958 Image courtesy of Bernie Blackburn. Thanks to Flickr member Made in Preston for confirming the location.
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26. Traffic congestion is a major concern for many people in Lancashire today, but even in the 1950s, motorists could find themselves stuck in a queue â as we see with the above photo showing London Road, Preston in 1959. Despite widening both the bridge and road in 1938, traffic jams continued to be a problem, even after the new Preston Bypass (M6) was opened in 1958. Until the M55 was completed in 1975, this was still the preferred route to Blackpool. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive
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27. Preston Railway Station June 8th 1959 16.20 Manchester Victoria to Blackpool / North Fleetwood headed by Stanier Class 5 No. 45336 Photo: Ben Brooksbank.
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