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Visions of an Industrial Age

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27th June 2009 - 5th September 2010


Charles Wilson, View of the new railway bridge from Avenham walk, 1850
Visions of an Industrial Age features a unique series of images of Preston captured on camera in the 1850s, taken only 70 years after the first cotton mill was built. The exhibition offers visitors a rare glimpse of a medieval market town that was undergoing a radical transformation. The photographs reproduced in this exhibition are the oldest known photographs of Preston and were purchased by the museum in 1978 with the assistance of a 50% grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund. www.vam.ac.uk

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Dates for your Diary

Little Hands On – Story Time at the Library
Friday 3 February 10.30-11am

Suitable for the under 5s and carers. Free, drop in.

Hands on at the Harris
Saturday 4  February 1.30-3.30pm

Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in.

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