The ‘fifties from above
December 4th, 2009
Following the visit of MA Urban Design students from MMU to our fair city this week, I offer an aerial photo set of Preston in the ‘fifties (before the clearance of factories, mills and much else).
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December 17th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Great pictures here.
It is my view that Preston is an amazing example of how a once grand town, filled with excellent georgian and victorian architecture can be utterly ruined with post-war planning and development.
December 18th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Hey Chris!