1984 was the year forever associated with George Orwell’s nightmare of the future, the miners' strike and the Brighton bombing. But there was also Band Aid, and Torvill and Dean skated into Olympic history.
In Preston, Courtaulds' cooling towers came down, the docks stood deserted and a futuristic tilting train promised a revolution in rail travel.
There were snowball fights, celebrity visits, changing streets and Christmas celebrations, too.
17. Homes turned rubble
A row of old terraced houses stands derelict and awaiting demolition in Preston in 1984. The exact location of this disappearing street scene is unknown | Other 3rd Party
18. Woolies wonder years
Woolworths on Fishergate in 1984, when the much-loved high street chain was still a familiar shopping destination. The premises later housed H&M and are now occupied by Next. Photograph by Beth Hayes, courtesy of Preston Historical Society | Other 3rd Party
19. A vanishing terrace
Nelson Terrace, near Wellfield Road, in 1984. These mid-Victorian homes once overlooked the Dick Kerr workshops, with allotment gardens nearby. They were demolished the following year. Photograph by Beth Hayes
20. The final sitting
Mrs Alice Haydock pays a poignant final visit to Booths' restaurant on Fishergate on May 4, 1984. She had eaten there every day since it opened in 1948, but the restaurant was now closing its doors | Johnston Press