Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
with its dramatic listed bus station... an incomparable Georgian square with beautiful central gardens..... surrounded by original and modern buildings fitting to the setting..... and one of the most beautiful parks you could hope to see....... with a promenade by the river..... imposing trees everywhere... wide-open spaces...... a really lovely Japanese garden....... another beautiful park next door...... impressive buildings and streetscapes.... and a decent M+S.... here's a clue....... It's PROUD PRESTON of course! We came to look around The Harris Museum and Gallery, and very impressive it was too........ from the space where we had our quick coffee and snack.... to the proud evocation of Preston's past.... a glorious mix of sculptures space artefacts striking paintings modern art objets d'art local heroes.....here Tom Finney of course and fascinating explanations of Preston's industrial history which wouldn't be complete without a large section on Horrockses one of the most famous names in cotton (and where my Mum worked for a while) It was interesting to end with a quote from Marx whose affinity with Preston matches that of Engels with Manchester.......
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