{"id":2659,"date":"2023-04-07T16:02:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T15:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2023-04-07T16:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T15:02:22","slug":"a-walk-in-preston-centre-10th-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/2023\/04\/a-walk-in-preston-centre-10th-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"A Walk in Preston Centre 10th March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another walk in Preston.\u00a0 It was a lovely day and I&#8217;d bought a new camera at Wilkinson&#8217;s Cameras in St George&#8217;s Mall, Preston.\u00a0 \u00a0A pocket camera with a small sensor but a big optical zoom.<\/p>\n<p>Here we are under a blue sky on the main shopping street, Fishergate, looking at Bistro Pierre in the old Baptist Church.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032620-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032620-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032620-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032620-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032620.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fishergate from near the Railway Station. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032621.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032621-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032621-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032621-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032621-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032621.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Harris front with its ornate apex.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032622-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032622-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032622-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032622-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032622.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wide angle view of the Town Hall, Cenotaph, Harris building, Flag Market<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032623-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032623-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032623-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032623.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Booths bridge, 0nce the Main Shop of Booths Supermarket.\u00a0 Complete with waiters\/waitresses in old fashioned clothes.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032624-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032624-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032624-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032624-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032624.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zooming in on the Town Hall.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032625-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032625-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032625-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032625-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032625.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Old Post Office behind the Cenotaph. The planned hotel isn&#8217;t yet taking shape.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032626-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032626-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032626-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032626-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032626.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zooming in on the Miller Arcade.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032627-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032627-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032627-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032627-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032627.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fishergate from the East end.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032628-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032628-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032628-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032628-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032628.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Miller Arcade on a sunny day.\u00a0 There used to be domes on the corners.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032629-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032629-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032629-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032629-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032629.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former TSB now a Wetherspoons, The Twelve Tellers.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032630-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032630-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032630-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032630-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032630.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>St John&#8217;s Minster or the Parish Church of Preston<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032631-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032631-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032631-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032631-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032631.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Newman College from St John&#8217;s. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032632.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032632-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032632-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032632-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032632-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032632.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arkwright House Preston. Where the inventor lived.\u00a0 At the back of St John&#8217;s.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032633-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032633-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032633-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032633-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032633.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An interesting terrace near the railway station.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032634-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032634-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032634-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032634-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/23032634.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another walk in Preston.\u00a0 It was a lovely day and I&#8217;d bought a new camera at Wilkinson&#8217;s Cameras in St George&#8217;s Mall, Preston.\u00a0 \u00a0A pocket camera with a small sensor but a big optical zoom. Here we are under a blue sky on the main shopping street, Fishergate, looking at Bistro Pierre in the old &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/2023\/04\/a-walk-in-preston-centre-10th-march-2023\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Walk in Preston Centre 10th March 2023&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[72,1,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-retail","category-uncategorized","category-walk-in-preston"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paPtnz-GT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2659"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2701,"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions\/2701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}