You are here: Home>View the Catalogue>Long Preston Archive>Amenities From: Up Prev Next Amenities Items relating to shops, village groups and clubs. From: Long Preston Archive Date of coverage 19th and 20th century Reference number LPA/006 Storage location Long Preston Village Hall Records in this Group Long Preston RSO LPA/006/001 Long Preston RSO (Regional Sub Office?) Contains statement of the number of inhabitants and amenities in the village, e.g. public library, school, churches, almshouses. First Public Library - 1925 LPA/006/002 3 pages Partial Nominal Roll of Long Preston LPA/006/003 List of Long Preston residents eligible for Military Service with reference to the Enrollment under the Act of Parliament 1803. Grouped by trade. Hard copy only. Long Preston Mechanics Institute LPA/006/004 Opened in 1860. Documents relating to the history and use of the Institute. Hard copies only Receipts from Local Suppliers LPA/006/005 1846 – George Delves & Son – Corn Factors 1846 – John Pulman – Tea Dealer 1866 – William Robinson – Coal Dealer 1883 – John Beecroft – Joiner and Builder 1883 – Thomas Horner – General Stores Hard copies only. Gentry Trades & Professions in Long Preston - 1911 LPA/006/006 List taken from The Craven Household Almanack Directory of 1911. Hard copy – GEN UKI website printout. Timber Hauling from Beecroft’s Plantation 1912 LPA/006/007 Digital image can be found on the LPHG website at: Timber Hauling and Beecroft Timber Drying Yard on the Back Green Adverts and Receipts from Various traders 1897 - 1933 LPA/006/008 Hard copy only Conservative Club and Hardacres LPA/006/009 Postcard circa 1912 showing the Long Preston Conservative Club and shop in the Main Street. Digital image can be found on the LPHG website Greenbank Terrace and shop c1909 LPA/006/010 Digital image can be found on the LPHG website Bowring's Greengrocer LPA/006/011 Bowrin’s horse Ginger c.1925 Digital image can be found on the LPHG website William Bowrin was the Long Preston Greengrocer. His shop was on the Green. Photograph available in hard copy only (poor quality). Fred Stork’s shoe shop and cobblers shop, Main Street, Long Preston. c. 1926 LPA/006/012 In addition, two family photographs – stored in hard copy only with the images of the shop. Robert Hall’s Drapers shop in 1925 LPA/006/013 Robert Hall’s Drapers shop in 1925 on the corner of Church Street and Main Street where he traded before he had his new purpose built shop and house built in Station Road. This building became the Vicarage when the Old Vicarage was sold. The property is now a private residence. The new shop was built ... Long Preston Cattle Market LPA/006/014 Digital image can be found on LPHG website at: Cattle Mart The Mellins and Daisy LPA/006/015 Newspaper cutting about the Mellin’s milk round – hard copy only; Letter about ending of the milk round – 2009 – hard copy only; Photograph of Jack and John Mellin taken on Greenbank in 1958 (copyright Bill Mitchell). Digital image can be found on the LPHF website at: Jack and John Mellin Invoices for Village Festival from Cafe and Grocer 1939 LPA/006/016 Hard copies only Shooting Party LPA/006/017 Digital images can be found on LPHG website at: Shooting Party in 1920’s and Shooting Party in 1920’s Football Team LPA/006/018 Photographs and newspaper clippings from late 1940’s, 1960 and 2008/9 Digital image can be found on LPHG website at: Football Club Newspaper clippings are in hard copy format only. No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this page Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ Search the archive Advanced By subject By place By format By date
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