These fascinating pictures of the old streets of our county are etched in history and still whisper tales of the Industrial Revolutions. Narrow cobbled streets, alleys and ginels, chimney stacks and blackened walls from decades of coal fires and factory smoke. Rows of tightly packed terraced houses hug the streets, their doors opening straight onto the cobbles. They focus on Preston, Burnley, Morecambe and Blackpool.
25. Lancashire streets of the past
Healey Wood Road, Burnley, Lancashire, circa 1966 - circa 1974. View looking north along the road from the railway line showing abandoned houses awaiting demolition | Getty Images
26. Lancashire streets of the past
Craven Street, Cotton Tree, Colne, Pendle, Lancashire, circa 1966 - circa 1974. A view looking south along Craven Street with the chimney of Swanfield Shed in the distance | Getty Images
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27. Lancashire streets of the past
Mary Street, Fulledge, Burnley, Lancashire, circa 1966 - circa 1974. A view looking south along Mary Street from Brunshaw Road (now Harry Potts Way) with the Cricketers' Arms Beer House partially visible at the corner of Anne Street | Getty Images
28. Lancashire streets of the past
Ashworth Street, Fulledge, Burnley, Lancashire, circa 1966 - circa 1974. The terrace on the east side of Ashworth Street viewed from the junction of Richard Street showing boarded up and broken windows in some houses, with Fulledge Mill in the background | Getty Images