Nostalgia
PrestFest In Pictures: Revellers, foodies and party goers come out for a celebration of Preston City Centre
From Saturday to Monday venues across the city flung open their doors and did their best to get the public in. The city centre was celebrating retaining its Purple Flag status – for having an excellent night out – and a host of restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs joined forces to entertain. Below are an assortment of pictures from the nights out, special events and [...]
18 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Great Britain VI Steam Tour in Preston
A special guest spent an overnight stay in Preston last night. The Railway Touring Company brought its Great Britain VI steam train to Preston station before setting off on a journey north to Scotland. The railway station became a steam enthusiasts dream this morning as platform 6 was taken over by two huge engines puffing and billowing smoke up and over the station canopy. It [...]
31 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Cliff Astin At The Preston Historical Society
The recent meeting of the Preston Historical Society of Monday evening, 8th April 2013 was attended by guest speaker and local historian Cliff Astin, who gave a fascinating and concise presentation of ‘Whalley – Portrait of a Village’. The audience of members and guest visitors learned of the historically steeped history of the beautiful village of Whalley and its surrounding areas, and the significance of [...]
45 days ago by Paul D. Swarbrick Share
Looking back: When Vicars Bridge was built in 1848
The ongoing demolition of the Vicars Bridge has drawn much interest from Blog Preston readers, so the article below by Bob Gregson will no doubt be of interest. The bridge links Avenham and Miller Parks with Penwortham and onward to the Fishergate Shopping Centre and Preston railway station. Here’s Gregson on when the bridge was built: Vicars Bridge as it became known, was named after [...]
68 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Colin Dickinson At The Preston Historical Society
At the meeting of the Preston Historical Society held on Monday 4th March, members and guests were presented with a superb talk and photographic slide show of the once ubiquitous Preston based company of Dick, Kerr. Colin explained how the partnership of W.B. Dick and J. Kerr took facilities in Strand Road, Preston creating an engineering company of vital importance in maintaining Preston’s leadership in [...]
80 days ago by Paul D. Swarbrick Share
Anniversary of ‘Ukulele king’ George Formby’s death and his link to Preston
Not many people know this but….there is a sad anniversary coming up at the beginning of March. George Formby, who was born in 1904, died in Preston on Monday, March 6, 1961 Formby was a British comedy actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. At one time he was the UK’s number one film star and one of the highest paid actors. He made the banjo ukulele famous [...]
86 days ago by Tony Worrall Share