And so, while the ‘60s may seem like a pretty recent era, the steady march of time means that plenty has change across the intervening decades. But you can still take a trip back in time to 1960s Preston by flicking through our best archive pictures of Preston back in those days.
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![Canal near Marsh Lane, Preston 1960
View looking north towards Marsh lane showing the derelict remains of a canal barge close to the canal terminus. The south side of Marsh Lane bridge had recently been filled in and banked up almost to road level.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ0ZTczNWY3LWYwZWItNDMzYi05MTZiLTIzY2U3YzdjNTcwYzowZGFhOGM1MC00NzQyLTRjZjItYjY4YS0yOTc1MTFhMmE3YjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
17. 1960s Preston
Canal near Marsh Lane, Preston 1960 View looking north towards Marsh lane showing the derelict remains of a canal barge close to the canal terminus. The south side of Marsh Lane bridge had recently been filled in and banked up almost to road level. Photo: PDA
![Lancaster Canal Terminus at Preston c.1960
Looking south towards Fishergate](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY4NzkzNTgxLWRkNzItNDYyYi1hMWMwLWFkYjc3MjE5M2MzMjo4MWIxOGY4NC05OGIxLTQzOTYtODcxMy0wNDhkYmVkOGIzNTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
18. 1960s Preston
Lancaster Canal Terminus at Preston c.1960 Looking south towards Fishergate Photo: PDA
![The Harp Inn, Church St. Preston c.1960
Demolished to make way for the Ringway road scheme.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRkNmE3YTI2LTRlMDQtNDM5ZS05ZTE3LThhZTgwNWJhMmU1OTo1NzAxN2QzNC1hMmE1LTRiNDAtYTBkYS1hZDQ0MTA1YTVjNDE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
19. 1960s Preston
The Harp Inn, Church St. Preston c.1960 Demolished to make way for the Ringway road scheme. Photo: PDA
![Lancashire Records Office, Preston
Strongroom C, April 1960
In the spring of 1960 the Records Office moved to the Sessions House on Lancaster Road from it's original home at the County Office Building on Fishergate.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAyODg4M2U2LTFmYTMtNDZjYi05ZTc0LWJlM2YwYjRhZjRjYzo3OTYwODliOC0wZGZiLTQ5Y2YtOTQ5OS02MGMwZDlmMDMxMGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
20. 1960s Preston
Lancashire Records Office, Preston Strongroom C, April 1960 In the spring of 1960 the Records Office moved to the Sessions House on Lancaster Road from it's original home at the County Office Building on Fishergate. Photo: PDA