We finish off our look back at some of those lost and forgotten treasure troves with this set of images. Many of the stores featured here have long fallen by the wayside, but some still welcome customers and manage to turn a profit. How many of these shops do you remember? READ MORE: 30 retro pictures of old Preston shops. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Long gone Preston shops. MORE MEMORIES: You know you’re from Preston if…
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1. Old Preston shops
Ratners was a low-cost jewellers found on Fishergate in Preston. The group merged with H Samuel in the 1980s Photo: Archive
2. Old Preston shops
Fine Fare had itself a plum location in St John's Shopping Centre - right between the market and the bus station. It is pictured here in 1983, shortly before its closure Photo: Archive
3. Old Preston shops
The Early Learning Centre was on Market Street in Preston and was once a popular toy shop Photo: Terry Bromley
4. Old Preston shops
Bill Nickson Cycles can be found on Towngate in Leyland. It was established in 1981 and is one of the town's longest running businesses. You can see from this image that the shop was much smaller than it is nowadays Photo: Old Preston shops