Fire breaks out at T. Ball shoe shop on Fishergate, it spread next door to the Victoria Hotel

I travel back in time with 25 old school pics of Preston in 1978, from Les Dawson to pubs

By Claire Lark

Nostalgia and Property Writer

Published 21st Feb 2025, 08:50 BST

Known as the year of the Winter of Discontent, 1978 was quite the 12 months.

So travel back in time and take a look at a few of our best archive pictures of life in Preston in that heady year...

These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces.

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25. Preston in 1978

Fire breaks out at T. Ball shoe shop on Fishergate, it spread next door to the Victoria Hotel Photo: RETRO

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