This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.
Preston’s lost motorway, the M59 and the M55 ghost junctionThere have been many proposed roads that never came about, and some that did. One lost highway near Preston was the M59, which was meant to bypass the A59 to […]
9 months ago A chance remark leads to Penwortham Priory Academy 70 year reunionA chance comment by one of Penwortham Priory Academy’s Class of 1953 led to a fantastic 70 year reunion in the school’s Rose Garden. Priory’s first head girl Sonia Ward […]
9 months ago Preston Station’s secret World War I underground platform and stablesUnderneath Preston Station there is a little known area, the bakehouse siding. The siding is still there as of 2023. There are also passages and rooms that are now used […]
10 months ago The medieval origins of Preston, later a Royal BoroughPreston did not have a castle and walls, like Lancaster and York. Rather, Preston’s origins lie in its strategic location and its use as a market centre. The growth of […]
10 months ago Advertisement Advertisement Lancashire Teaching Hospitals celebrate 75th anniversary of first Windrush arrivalsColleagues across Lancashire Teaching Hospitals celebrated the 75th anniversary of the first Windrusharrivals, whose history is forever intertwined with the NHS. On June 22 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush docked […]
10 months ago Preston’s lost Shambles, demolished to build the Miller ArcadeThere once stood a long row of shops on land that is now occupied by the Harris and Miller Arcade. This was known as the Shambles. The end of the […]
10 months ago A voyage of discovery into Preston’s Windrush historyToday, 22 June, is Windrush Day. It marks the disembarkation of the SS Empire Windrush, a former troopship returning on a voyage from the Caribbean with over 1,000 passengers including 492 […]
10 months ago The Bruce Grime Collection, 1950s and 60s photosThe 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 […]
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