Turner Brothers shoe shop, Church Street, Preston

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iBase ID

214275

Reference identifier

3011872443009

Title

Turner Brothers shoe shop, Church Street, Preston

Place

Preston

General notes

Turner Brothers (Preston) Limited, shoe shop at 28 Church Street. Joseph Livesey lived there c1825-1860. The Total Abstinence Pledge was signed in a room behind the shops by the famous seven men of Preston. His private printing press was in the top storey and the Preston Guardian was first printed in this house in 1844 and for 18 months afterwards. Note the plaque on the wall.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

12.2/16.5 cm

Year of image

1949

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Locator

Preston Scientific Society v4p71

Subjects

BUILDINGS > Commercial buildings

Place Names > Preston

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