The Mayor and Mayoress of Preston at the cemetery. Following Mayor Cartmell are some of the wounded soldiers from Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, who attended the funeral.
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The scene after the remains of the Town Hall had been removed. Much of the stonework from the town hall was ground down and dumped on the sea defences at Clifton. One of the many redevelopment proposals submitted for the site was to leave the footprint of the erstwhile town hall clear of construction. This image gives an impression of how it could have turned out had Crystal House not been built. The trees surrounding the Flag Market were planted in 1925
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In practice for the N.W area PT competition. Left to Right:
Tony, Jim (Jnr.) Craig and Jim (Snr.) Bland.
The Preston detatchment won the event at Liverpool that year under the direction of Jim Bland (Jnr.) - the staff PT instructor.
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East side properties opposite Lune Street, ear-marked for demolition for the new ring road. Shows from left, Harrops, Edwards and Victoria Carpets.
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Horse drawn trams at the corner of Lancaster Road and Church Street in 1896. The gauge for this system was 3' 6''
Also seen is Starkies shop on the corner and the Red Lion Hotel a little further down on Church Street. Kardomah Tea must have been a popular drink of the day as it appears on many of the horse drawn trams of that era. The Kardomah Cafe would eventually occupy the old post office premises on Fishergate after the new facility opened at the Market Square in 1903. Kardomah cafe's were found in most major towns and cities and were the Starbucks of their day. The company lasted through to the late 1960's. Their coffee bean roasters used to vent directly into the street and it was hard to resist popping in for a cup freshly brewed coffee. The first electric tram did not appear on Preston's streets until 1904.
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