The Preston Digital Archive has a fascinating collection of old trade advertisements from local guides and newspapers. Most magazines carried advertisements for everything from underwear to quack cold remedies. Here […]
2 years ago Postcards from Preston: Looking back at Miller Arcade, Market Place and Walton le DaleTake a walk back in time with some tinted postcards from the Preston Digital Archive. They show Preston when it used to have trams running, the splendour of the Miller […]
9 years ago In pictures: More images show Preston in 1985More pictures showing how Preston looked nearly 30 years ago have emerged. Retrieved by Preston’s Digital Archive the images from Ian Thacker show the Docklands, early student accommodation and a […]
9 years ago In pictures: Preston as it was in 1985A snapshot of Preston nearly 30 years ago has been revealed with new pictures. The Preston Digital Archive, which has thousands of pictures of the city, has a more modern […]
10 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Street demolition, poetry and a Preston lass who loves ladies footballWho couldĀ fit the bill for the header of this story? Well, it could only be Gail Newsham. Gail is a Preston born lass whoĀ is passionate about the history of the […]
10 years ago Preston Digital Archive reaches an astounding 20 million viewsFlickr hostedĀ Preston Digital Archive has now reached a staggering landmark of twenty millionĀ viewings byĀ peopleĀ from Preston and the world over. Whether the people consulting the archive are Preston residents, ex-pats or […]
10 years ago Mystery photos from the Preston Digital Archive: Part 7The Flickr basedĀ Preston Digital ArchiveĀ is a truly fantastic collection of vintage Preston related images and ephemera dating from the mid nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. There are currently […]
10 years ago Mystery photos from the Preston Digital Archive: Part 6The Flickr basedĀ Preston Digital ArchiveĀ is a truly fantastic collection of vintage Preston related images and ephemera dating from the mid nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. There are currently […]
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