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The west wing of the original old hall at Holker, home of the Preston family since the 16th century, was destroyed by fire in 1871.

In the middle of Preston Candover is the Victorian church, St Mary's.

Here we see the main road leading north from Preston and the Methodist Church.

Preston docks were once some of the busiest in the country, handling cargoes from around the world.

Longridge stands about six miles from Preston on the Clitheroe Road.

Beautifully situated by the tree-lined River Wyre and the ancient bridge (Bonnie Prince Charlie's army passed over it) is one of the three most ancient churches in the Fylde—they are Preston, Kirkham,

The main A59 road from Liverpool to Preston runs through the centre of the village, and at the far end, rises over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

Before the M55 motorway opened, Blackpool Road, which passes through Lea on the outskirts of Preston, was busy with traffic to and from the holiday resort.

The most famous person resting here must be John Horrocks, who founded his great cotton empire at Preston.

December 1958 saw the country's first motorway, the M6 Preston bypass.

Now Fire Headquarters, Hazel Mere was built in 1892 as a family home for Joseph Foster, a Preston machine maker.

Overlooking it is the Royal Oak Hotel, one of several inns that did well on market days and served coach passengers travelling between Preston and Lancaster.

Now very popular because of its proximity to Preston, Longton has burgeoned into a dormitory town with its own medical centre and library.

The most famous person resting here must be John Horrocks, who founded his great cotton empire at Preston.

The solicitor, Edmund Harris was one of Preston's greatest benefactors, who on his death left a bequest of over £400,000 to the town.

However, harassed by rioting Luddites who saw their livelihoods threatened by the new machinery, he moved to Nottingham in 1768 as did Arkwright of Preston.

Born near Bolton in 1768, he established Preston's first cotton mill, known as the Yellow Factory, and founded a textile business that grew to be one of the biggest in the world.

This monumental masterpiece of Victorian engineering lies on the railway route between Preston and Hellifield.

Created around 1860 and overlooking the River Ribble, Miller Park is one of several in the town, a welcome contrast to the close-packed housing developments that accompanied Preston's industrial expansion

Hardly a stone's throw from industrial Preston, Lytham's shore and pier were popular destinations for a day-out.

Preston docks were once some of the busiest in the country, handling cargoes from around the world.

In this later photograph, Preston's war memorial now occupies the open space in front of the Post Office.

Eventually completed around 1819, it ran for 75 miles between Kendal and Preston. As

Forty years before this photograph was taken, war memorials like Preston Candover's (centre right) were being erected in villages up and down the country to commemorate the young men of these communities