35 exclusive retro pictures of 1960s Preston, from old school cars to famous landmarks
By Jack Marshall
Published 1st Nov 2023, 11:56 BST
Updated 19th Jun 2024, 13:29 BST
It may seem incredible, but we are currently just as far away from the year 1960 as the year 1960 was from the late 1800s.
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.
Lancashire Records Office, Preston The Repair Room 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. Image acquired from the Lancashire County Council under the Creative Commons (Generic) 2.0 (CC by 2.0) Licence. Click Here for terms. Photo: PDA
Police Incident, Junction of Plungington Road & Ripon Street, Preston 1960's Photo by Terry Martin, courtesy of Nicola Martin of the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group.Photo: n/a
Lancashire Records Office, Preston Searchroom, 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. Image acquired from the Lancashire County Council under the Creative Commons (Generic) 2.0 (CC by 2.0) Licence. Click Here for terms. Click Here to be directed to the Lancashire County Council Flickr image collection. Photo: PDA