Life in Preston has always had a dash of colour about it. Preston's Colourful Past will take you on a journey from its early Victorian days through the Edwardian period and beyond to the twentieth century, a pictorial story of a cotton town that developed into a university city. Using advances in technology, local author Keith Johnson takes us through this story in full colour with images that have been carefully restored. The streets our ancestors lived in weren't always drab and grey, as typically seen in older images, but instead they were packed with colour and life - freshly painted front doors, flowers in full bloom, bunting hanging along the street lamps. Here we can appreciate the vibrant, bustling lives the townsfolk led, as they travelled through Preston, enjoyed sporting and leisure days, and cheered along during parades and processions, including at the famed Preston Guild. The text that accompanies the full-colour photographs will hopefully prove that Preston has indeed had a colourful past, and one with colourful characters in abundance.

About the Author
Keith is an engineering design/development engineer having worked in the Printing Press industry for over thirty-five years. His hobbies include running, walking, gym training, railways and local history. He has studied history for the last twenty-five years both locally and nationally and has had a number of successful books to his name. He has also contributed numerous articles on local history to the Lancashire Evening Post for the last fifteen years, and is a member of the Crime Writers Association and the Lancashire Authors Association. He currently lives in Preston.


Book Information
ISBN 9781398121935
Author Keith Johnson
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Amberley Publishing
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Weight(grams) 308g