...all the way to 1969.
From the first-ever Concorde test flight and 350,000 music fans attending Woodstock to the first man landing on the Moon, it was quite a year. Here’s what it looked like in Preston.
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![Traffic control box at the junction of Lancaster Road and Church Street, Preston, March 8, 1969.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRiNGNiY2U2LTQ4N2UtNGQ4NC1hZDQxLWMwMWY2MTRlZGNhODplZTkzZjZkZC1hMDNkLTQxZDctYjIxMC1mNDE5NTliMjNkNDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
1. Preston in 1969
Traffic control box at the junction of Lancaster Road and Church Street, Preston, March 8, 1969.Photo: n/a
![Preston Bus Station During Construction 1969
Showing the south end of the construction site
Photo by Norman Askew.
Image courtesy of the Preston Historical Society. www.prestonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/
© Preston Historical Society.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJmZTU4NjgwLWUzZDktNDY3Ni1hYTFmLWI1MDQxYjhhODk1YjpmZjIwNzY5Mi1kYzJjLTQ0NmUtYjc4OS1iMjBmNDRmZDQ0YjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
2. Preston in 1969
Preston Bus Station During Construction 1969 Showing the south end of the construction site Photo by Norman Askew. Image courtesy of the Preston Historical Society. www.prestonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/ © Preston Historical Society. Photo: PDA
![Many thanks to Malcolm Rae, from Fulwood, for today’s Looking Back photo. Malcolm writes: “This is a photograph of a group of Casualty staff at Preston Royal Infirmary in 1969, which includes myself as a student nurse.”](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRlZWYzOTZhLTMyMWYtNGUzYS1iNTFhLTY3NjU1Y2IwN2MyOTpiYzYxNGJkMC0zNDJmLTQzMDAtODAxOC1lNTgzNGZhNzU0ZGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. Preston in 1969
Many thanks to Malcolm Rae, from Fulwood, for today’s Looking Back photo. Malcolm writes: “This is a photograph of a group of Casualty staff at Preston Royal Infirmary in 1969, which includes myself as a student nurse.”Photo: Malcolm Rae
![The Bull Ring, St. George's Shopping Centre, Preston 1969. Photo taken by Norman Askew and courtesy of Preston Digital Archive](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIxMDNlNjgwLTcxYjAtNDA3ZC04NTkxLWNlOGNjNjNiOTkyMDozNWQzZTg5MC1kZGQxLTQ0OTAtYmU0ZS03Y2NhYTgwZDZjZjI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. Preston in 1969
The Bull Ring, St. George's Shopping Centre, Preston 1969. Photo taken by Norman Askew and courtesy of Preston Digital ArchivePhoto: n/a