This category relates to all things to do with history in Preston.
Windrush book tells stories of move to Lancashire in the 1950s and 60sA book which tells the stories of the Windrush generation who came to live in Lancashire has been launched in Preston. A team of University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) researchers […]
1 year ago Vintage entertainment in Preston, pianos to Rediffusion radioCommercialisation was in full swing by the 1890s and Preston enjoyed a wide range of entertainment venues and suppliers. Everything from pianos to the Rediffusion radio service was available into […]
1 year ago ‘Gurning rave guy’ action figure from Preston nightclub video existsThe ‘gurning rave guy’ has been turned into an action figure to honour an iconic night-out in Preston that broke the internet eight years ago. In 2014, the video ‘Bounce […]
1 year ago Remembrance Day: Winckley Square to honour Preston WWI heroPreston City Council and the Friends of Winckley Square will honour a WWI soldier on Preston’s Roll of Honour in the run-up to Remembrance Day. Private Joseph Lee Lynch, a […]
1 year ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston in 1953, the last Coronation yearFor the first time in seventy years 2023 will be a Coronation year. What was Preston like in the last Coronation year of 1953? Notably, it was an era of […]
1 year ago Preston’s ‘Woman of Firsts’ is honoured with blue plaqueA pioneer of women in civic life and campaigner on the needs of women and children has been recognised at her former home in Preston city centre with a blue […]
1 year ago The Bond scooter, made in Preston and LongridgeThe Bond car company of Preston was known for its quirky vehicles. We have already looked at the Bond Minicar in an earlier article. Here, the Bond motorcycle and scooter […]
1 year ago Appeal for information as blue plaque could honour former Preston North End player Arthur WhartonAn appeal is being made for information about former Preston North End player Arthur Wharton. Preston Historical Society has been approached about the possibility of a blue plaque being placed […]
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