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Broadgate path reopens with old boundary stone preserved

Boundary stone on newly opened riverside path Pic: Blog Preston A section of the shared footpath and cycleway has reopened on Broadgate. The stretch is part of the £54.7m Preston and South Ribble Flood Risk Management Scheme. A diversion remains […]

3 months ago
Preston, a self governing city state and a tale of four Town Halls

The original medieval Town Hall complex Pic: The Harris This is part one of a two-part article on Preston’s Town Halls. Early charter towns such as Preston had a form of local government that allowed for a lot of […]

3 months ago
Preston’s famous red telephone boxes, targeted by vandals, set for renovation

Row of traditional red telephone boxes on Market Street. Preston’s famous row of red telephone boxes – the longest in the UK – is set to be temporarily removed next year so that the run-down kiosks can be renovated […]

3 months ago
Preston goes Inter-City Electric… eventually

B.R. Float, Preston Guild 1972 Pic: Preston Digital Archive The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the electrification of the West Coast Main Line through Preston. The London to Glasgow travel time was reduced to five hours. The […]

3 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston in 1929 a pivotal year, depression and contraction

An aerial view of Preston in 1929 Pic: Preston Digital Archive The year 1929 was a pivotal year both locally and nationally. One of Preston’s Liberal MPs William Jowitt changed sides and caused a by-election to be held in July 1929. […]

4 months ago
Talk in Preston about historic diary saved from the incinerator

The Lancashire Distress - The Soup-Kitchen, Crooked Lane. Taken from The Illustrated London News Pic: Preston Digital Archive The next of Preston Historical Society’s monthly talks is about the diary of a Lancashire weaver. Luckily the document survived the days when material of immense value to future generations […]

4 months ago
The long life of the recently demolished Preston Odeon cinema

The Odeon cinema in the mid 1960s Pic: Preston Digital Archive The now-demolished ex-Odeon cinema on Church Street has a long and fascinating history. It opened in 1928 as the New Victoria Theatre and was in a prime location in the […]

4 months ago
Preston’s lost garages and what is left of the West Lancashire line?

Bradshaw’s Garage in Marsh Lane Pic: Preston Digital Archive There are some interesting connections between early motor car makers and the railways in Preston. In the early 20th century Preston had a good number of motor car garages. It […]

4 months ago
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