Plenty has changed about the city over the intervening seven decades or so, but you can still take a trip down memory lane to explore Preston as it once was.
Still fancy perusing some more nostalgia? Check out these other recent pieces...
Still fancy perusing some more nostalgia? Check out these other recent pieces...
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41. London Road, Preston 1950 Clean-up stage of a run away lorry that collided with a lamp post in front of the Troy Laundry on London Road.
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42. Friargate, Preston c.1950 The Royal Hippodrome Theatre is seen at left.
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43. North Road, Preston c.1950 South-west side of North Road between Aughton Street and Fish Street.
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