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The Notorious Fishergate Bollards
No blog is complete without a mention of Preston’s Fishergate bollards. Lancashire County Council think they can be seen from the moon. Yet several motorists only feet away have actually gone over the top of them. These bollards have their … Continue reading
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Courtaulds at the Harris
The Preston Courtaulds factory operated from 1939 to 1981 producing Rayon. The display at the Harris shows a video of its history along with worker’s stories, maps and a painting from the Courtauld Gallery in London. The painting was selected … Continue reading
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Preston’s New Market
The Victorian Covered Market has been updated with a stylish structure creating an internal market space under the canopy. On entering from Orchard Street there are 3 smart stalls, as it’s just opened there are a few stalls still being … Continue reading
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Another step on the Preston Tramlink
Preston’s tram line took another step forward this week when Eric Wright Civil Engineering Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding to participate in the route. There will be a sod cutting ceremony for the tram test line in Deepdale on … Continue reading
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Preston Open Exhibition at the Harris Dec to Jan 18
The Preston Open Exhibition for local artists is held at the Harris Art Gallery during December and finishes on the 21st January 2018. This year’s has a wide selection of creations, some tableaux based on the gallery’s own collection plus … Continue reading
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North End keeping their chances open
The last game of 2017 away at Cardiff City on Friday 29th January ended with a win putting PNE into 8th place at the end of the year. Still in touch with the play-off positions. With an excellent run they … Continue reading
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Qatar signs for Typhoon Jets
After signing a letter of intent in September a contract agreement has been signed by the UK Government and Qatar Government for 24 Typhoon jets and their support, said to be worth £5bn. The support element will extend the contract … Continue reading
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Potter and Winckley at the Harris
Two displays to catch the eye in the Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library, Preston. Winckley Square Inside Out A display created by the Friends of Winckley Square and Preston Photographic Society. A set of placards on both sets of … Continue reading
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Electrification Upgrade of Rail between Preston and Manchester 2017 to May 2018
As stated on Network Rail website: Work has been undertaken on the route to assess bridges and tunnels to ensure that there is sufficient clearance for overhead power cables to be installed. To date, we have rebuilt an aqueduct, 15 road bridges, … Continue reading
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Preston to Blackpool Rail Closure 11 Nov 2017 to 25 Mar 2018
As written on the Network Rail and Northern Rail websites: Better rail journeys across the north of England are coming – we’re upgrading this key route, paving the way for more reliable journeys with more space for passengers Changes … Continue reading
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Redundancies at BAE Systems
It was announced that 750 posts will go at the Warton and Samlesbury sites of BAE Systems in Lancashire. Work on Typhoon and Hawk is decreasing. Contracts with Saudi Arabia and Qatar continue to be discussed. 400 jobs will also … Continue reading
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Ribble Steam Railway trains at Easter
Ribble Steam Railway on Preston Docks will be running steam-diesel trains on Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday from 11am. Trains every 45 minutes or thereabouts. Museum and Workshop, Shop and Cafe to enjoy as well.
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Preston’s Building Year
2016 has been quite a year for the centre of Preston. The biggest thing to be noticed is that Fishergate looks a lot more attractive. As a pedestrian it’s now a pleasing place to be. Winckley Square has been re-modelled … Continue reading
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Fulwood Barracks to be closed
Grade 2 listed Fulwood Barracks, one of the few intact from its time, is to be closed as a barracks. This follows a property revue by the Ministry of Defence who are to close several other older and smaller … Continue reading
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Winckley Square Restoration Visit
Winckley Square is being restored and work is well underway. Paths are being resurfaced and a direction marker will be placed in the centre pointing to items of historical interest around the square. The Peel statue will be cleaned and … Continue reading
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Winckley Square, Covered Market and Harris Museum
Several interesting projects are moving ahead in Preston as reported only 2 months ago and now we have 3 more with progress to report. Work has started to restore Winckley Square which will have as its main feature a lit walkway … Continue reading
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Heritage Open Days in Preston 2016 – 8 places
In 2016 Heritage Open Days are Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September. Here is the list of Preston venues: Lancashire Conservation Studios, Saturday 10th September, Tours 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm. Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Saturday 10th September, 10am to 5pm. … Continue reading
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June is bustin’ out with Preston Building Proposals
June brought us four interesting proposals for existing major buildings in Preston. First we had a proposal to turn the historic Corn Exchange into a swish VIP bar and nightclub. Next came a plan for the iconic Park Hotel building overlooking … Continue reading
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Lancashire Archives funding campaign for Horrocks Collection
John Horrocks – A Textile Pioneer The Lancashire Archives are held in Bow Lane Preston and contain an extensive collection of textile information reflecting Lancashire’s position as the centre of the world’s textile industry in the 19th and early 20th … Continue reading
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Preston Bus Station Design Changes
It was announced that the proposed Youth Zone building was too close to the listed bus station building (something we commented on in our first post on the subject). The building has been moved to retain the integrity of the … Continue reading
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