And so, in honour of the venue, we’ve put together a collection of our best archive pictures of merrymakers at Yates’s down the decades.
Still on the hunt for a bit more retro? Check out these other recent pieces...
Still on the hunt for a bit more retro? Check out these other recent pieces...
![Hayley Gallacher, deputy manager of Yates's, Preston](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhjMzg5ZjBjLTIzMWUtNDYwMy04Y2Y4LTg0MGMxYjRhNDVkZTpiZDE1OWQzZC01N2U4LTQzZTUtYWY1NC02NjRhM2NhYTY1YWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
![Another old one of Yates's Wine Lodge - this one taken in 1988](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFkYzA5YmQ4LWZiY2ItNGFiNi04ZTgyLTBjNzRhYTI2OTBiZjozMDBlNjc5MC02MmM2LTQ0MTgtOTRiOC0zMTc1YzYxZTUwNTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
26. Preston Yates's
Another old one of Yates's Wine Lodge - this one taken in 1988Photo: RETRO
![Bouncers on duty outside Yates's Wine Lodge in 1995](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ2MmUxMjAyLWUwZmEtNDM0Zi1hYzViLWU0NWEwOWU4NzE1ODo3Zjc4ZTdlZS0zNmJjLTRlN2QtOTAwNi1hODBhYTU3OTNiYjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
![Another fab long shot of the usually very busy junction of Church Street and Fishergate - if you squint you can just about make out the Grey Horse, the pub that came before Yates's Wine Lodge. This was taken in 1970](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZjY2JhMzgyLWE3MWYtNGU3Ny1hNDA3LTU0OTBiYzQzYWQyNTo3ZmI4MmJlMS1mOTBiLTQ0YjMtYWZlNi1hNGU3ZWFjM2VkMzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
28. Preston's Yates's
Another fab long shot of the usually very busy junction of Church Street and Fishergate - if you squint you can just about make out the Grey Horse, the pub that came before Yates's Wine Lodge. This was taken in 1970Photo: RETRO