And so, why not take a trip down memory lane to see what Preston's myriad streets did in fact look and feel like back in the late 1960s. Here are our best retro pics of what life out and about looked like back in those days...
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29. PB488 (B). Locos nos. 48423 and 48247 at Kirkham 7 March 1968 - Peter Fitton2 From John Matthews' Preston to Blackpool railway book
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30. New Developments, Berwick Road, Avenham, Preston c.1968 The only surviving properties in this image are the two storey maisonetts seen behind the lamp post.
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