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

Railway memories of Preston, the first station

The first Preston Station, 1862 Pic: Preston Digital Archive The first Preston station was a ramshackle affair with poor track design, along with no footbridges or subways. It grew up piecemeal and had buildings from different eras crammed together. […]

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Creativity Works Preston secures £45k in National Lottery funding

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £45,474 to Creativity Works Preston for a ‘reminiscence’ project known as ‘Musical Express’. The project will involve a core group of young people […]

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UCLan and Lancashire Archives holding exhibition on 1922 Guild Pageant

The University of Central Lancashire has partnered with the Lancashire Archives to host an event that will look back at the 1922 Guild Pageant. The pageant was performed entirely by […]

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What was life like in Roman Preston?

Reconstruction of a Roman smithy Pic: John Marshall The Romans had forts at Ribchester and Kirkham, with an East-West main road passing through Fulwood. Another road from Wigan to Lancaster passed along the edge of the modern city. There […]

1 year ago
Advertisement Advertisement UCLan to host public Black History Month events

UCLan's Student Centre and University Square The University of Central Lancashire is hosting several free community events throughout October for Black History Month. The public is invited to a range of events including film screenings, talks […]

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Preston poet telling stories of murder and mayhem in rhyme

Jake Jackson A Preston man is telling historic stories in poetry form. Jake Jackson is the author of Murder and Mayhem in the Old Priest Town, which is available in the reference […]

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Original hand-coloured postcards from Edwardian Preston

NUR railway bridge postcard Pic: Preston Digital Archive Always popular on postcards was Preston Guild. There was a Preston Guild held at the beginning of the Edwardian era, in 1902. This postcard proudly shows the coat of arms […]

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Preston’s power stations, power to the people from 1891

The English Electric lamp factory in the 1920s Pic: Preston Digital Archive Electric light began to be used in the 1880s. As a result, the first power station opened in Preston in 1891 and by 1897 it had 450 customers. The central […]

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