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.
Anchor Court, Preston 1960 Anchor Court led off from the west side of the Market Place. View looking east towards the Market Place. County Sessions House tower in the background. Buildings demolished in 1962 to make way for St. George's Shopping Centre. Photo: PDA
Lune Street, Preston 1960 East side of Lune Street looking north, showing Molyneux butcher's shop. Above the Star Bargain Shop are the former print works of Mather Brothers. Photo: PDA
Junction of Park Road, Church Street & Stanley Street, Preston 1960 Seen from Stanley Street with Church Street veering off to the left and Park Road seen left of center. All the buildings in the background were swept away during construction of the Inner Ring Road / Ringway project. Photo: PDA
Locomotive 'Duchess' Preston Docks "Duchess" is a unique locomotive built by Armstrong Whitworth, Scotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne. During March 1935 this locomotive was purchased by the Ribble Navigation. Its works number was D8, it later gained the name 'Duchess' and was still in operation during 1960, and was noted withdrawn as late as the winter of 1968. It would be scrapped during 1969. Photo: PDA