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Preston’s lost mills and one survivor, colour photos from 1960

Aqueduct Street Mill in 1960 Pic: N Keith Scott Preston in 1960, and many Victorian mills are still in use. Avenham Street mill dominates the area, but is now a car park. However, the brick building, further up the […]

2 years ago
Preston Guild Wheel celebrates 10 years

A cyclist on Preston's Guild Wheel Pic: Tony Worrall August celebrates 10 years of the Preston Guild Wheel, a 21-mile walking and cycling route which provides a link from the city to the countryside, and its contribution to the […]

2 years ago
Key to the Harris handed over for refurbishment to begin

The metal ceremonial key for The Harris will be handed over to a construction company so refurbishment work can begin. Conlon Construction Ltd was made the main contractor for the […]

2 years ago
Preston booms due to World War II production

Preston in 1930 Pic: Preston Digital Archive Recovery from the great depression of the 1930s was boosted due to the the effects of the wartime investment boom in Preston and district. This investment, in new factory capacity, […]

2 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Historic Woodplumpton stocks to be repaired

A close up photo of the heritage asset illustrating how people were imprisoned publicly in medieval times pic: Tony Worrall Woodplumpton’s council is seeking to perform urgent repairs on both stone posts of the stocks to prevent any further degradation and potential future loss of the stone posts. On July […]

2 years ago
Prehistoric Preston, ice dams and a glacial lake

For over 50,000 years, most of Britain was covered by a thick sheet of ice. Only the south was free of this bleak polar desert. Notably, the English Channel did […]

2 years ago
Preston’s Dick, Kerr Ladies honoured in new rail firm postcards

Two rail firms have launched a postcard series as part of an ongoing project honouring the legacy of the record-breaking women’s football team Dick, Kerr Ladies. The project, created by […]

2 years ago
Young Preston man attacks Samuel Horrocks with meat cleaver, 1823

Early 19th century Workers Pic: Historic England On a fine Sunday in 1823, Andrew Ryding, a young man of Preston, decided to attack one of the largest mill owners in the town, with a blunted meat cleaver.  […]

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