This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.
Early Victorian Preston, a new nirvana?The new Victorian age began in 1837. It was a time of rapid progress in science and technology. Victoria’s reign lasted into the 20th century and saw massive changes. The […]
12 months ago The Preston Plague of 1631, families sealed in their homesIn the winter of 1630 Preston suffered a …”visitation of almighty God, the plague”. The parish registers for the town, record the grim progress of the disease. By the summer of 1631 […]
1 year ago New images show Preston’s lost Empress Cinema in its last daysSome new images of the now lost Empress Cinema in Ashton have been published on the Preston Digital Archive. They were uploaded by the Preston Reunited Facebook group. These show […]
1 year ago Postcards in peace and war, the Preston Pals suffer great lossesPostcards were often used for promotional purposes as well as for leisure. That included sentimental cards that were sent to the front during World War I. Tragedy befell the Preston […]
1 year ago Advertisement Advertisement Campaign launches to restore ‘buried and forgotten’ Preston Basin siteA new campaign is proposing to repurpose the Preston Basin of the Lancaster Canal. The Restoring Preston Basin campaign wants to see the site of the 300 feet (91 metre) […]
1 year ago Preston steam wagon pioneers break the railway monopoly, T Coulthard and CompanyThe shipment of goods was dominated by the railways until the early 20th century. Preston was at the heart of attempts to break that monopoly. T Coulthard and Company of […]
1 year ago Medical equipment dating back almost 100 years discovered in PrestonMedical equipment and nursing training reports dating back almost a hundred years have been discovered at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Items, including a pair of Tudor Edwards Spectacles […]
1 year ago Preston in 1946, an alternative future that might have beenIn 1946, the report “Towards a Prouder Preston” was published. This resulted in many plans being submitted that never came to pass. These included a massive bus/rail interchange on the […]
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