As you’d imagine, it’s like stepping through a time machine into a different era altogether, so take a look at some of our best archive pictures of those heady days.
As one reader commented: “I can't believe it's that long ago.”
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![A gentlemen takes his shot at the Snooker finals which was held at the Fulwood Club, Preston.
March 1973](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhkOGFhNjY0LWRkYjQtNDA5YS1iN2VmLTgxODFiY2ZjYWRjODpiOTA2ZjcwOS1iMGUwLTQ0ZjItYWM1Ny1jNDYyZGM2NWVkMGM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
25. Early 1970s Preston
A gentlemen takes his shot at the Snooker finals which was held at the Fulwood Club, Preston. March 1973Photo: RETRO
![Bath time was never like this... and what a sneaky way these grown-ups have of keeping us clean! Children of the Hartington Road Day Nursery, Preston, don't know anything about centigrade and fahrenheit but they reckon that clothes are just a waste of time when the sun is beating down and there's a paddling pool outside. But never mind the heatwave...](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdlNzg1NzNkLTYzZTYtNDhkNC04NGFhLWJiYzQxMzFjOWZkYzowMTdkMDQ4ZS02NmVmLTQ1MjctOWRjYi0zMWJkMzc0ODUxMjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
26. Early 1970s Preston
Bath time was never like this... and what a sneaky way these grown-ups have of keeping us clean! Children of the Hartington Road Day Nursery, Preston, don't know anything about centigrade and fahrenheit but they reckon that clothes are just a waste of time when the sun is beating down and there's a paddling pool outside. But never mind the heatwave...Photo: RETRO
![Doctors and Nurses at Whittingham Hospital Open Day in Preston
October 1972](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRmMGJjYzIwLThlMjUtNDNhNy1iNWJlLWNmZTgyMzI5YjVkOTo1ZTUwZjdlNi1kMjk4LTQ4OTEtYTFhOS0zNWZlZjJmNjhmNTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
27. Early 1970s Preston
Doctors and Nurses at Whittingham Hospital Open Day in Preston October 1972Photo: RETRO