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This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.

The Bruce Grime Collection, 1950s and 60s photos

Bin collection 1960s style Pic: The Grimes Collection The Bruce Grime Collection is available to be viewed on Preston Digital Archive. The collection features a fascinating range of subjects, from the 1950s and 1960s. However there is a […]

9 months ago
Preston’s lost spa baths, fascinating discoveries

The spa baths top covering Pic: Preston Digital Archive Victorian towns were grim dirty places and most houses did not have baths, hence public baths became popular. Preston once had a number of wells that were fed from springs. […]

10 months ago
Free play about Windrush coming to Preston

Scene from Streets Paved With Gold A free play about Windrush is coming to Preston. Streets Paved With Gold follows the journey of Augustus Cleveland Johnson as he disembarks at Tilbury Docks on a grey November […]

10 months ago
Blue plaque returns to Broughton crossroads building

A heritage blue plaque that vanished from a former pub in Broughton shortly before the building was demolished has been replaced – after the village group that it commemorates gave […]

10 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Lancashire Infantry Museum in Fulwood Barracks appeals for volunteers

The Lancashire Infantry Museum in Fulwood Barracks is urgently seeking enthusiastic local people with interest in history. They are looking for volunteers who can help guide their visitors around their […]

10 months ago
Preston’s Windrush 75 Festival to be held in Avenham Park

Preston is set to honour the Windrush Generation with a special event on the 75th anniversary of their arrival to the UK.  The Windrush 75 Festival will be held on […]

10 months ago
Trilogy of talks to reveal the secrets of 5 Winckley Square

5 Winckley Square A trilogy of talks will reveal the secrets of 5 Winckley Square. In the series, named A House Through Time, Susan Douglass will tell the story of the property and […]

10 months ago
The Victorian Preston Co-Operative Society, against adulterated food

Fletcher Road Co-Op, 1902 Pic: Preston Digital Archive High food prices are not a new thing, and this was one of the reasons that co-operatives began to be formed in the mid-19th century. Additionally, food was often adulterated […]

10 months ago
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