27. In 1856 Preston was declared independant from the UK. Queen Victoria was supposed to be passing through on her way to an engagement at Alnwick Castle. However upon arrival at a local landowners house she overheard a discussion of an earlier row between the landowners son and a certain Albert Calton, a butcher in the city. Her Majesty heard the son utter the immortal words "I've always thought that Albert was a complete bloody idiot". Thinking her beloved Prince Consort was the target of the remarks the Queen announced that she 'was not amused' and flounced back onto her coach and demanded it take her away from this place.
Since then royalty has never been within 15 miles of Preston and a long forgotten law enacated by Parliament shortly afterwards declares that Preston is no longer to be considered part of the British empire. This law has never been taken off the statute books. So technically if a foreign invader landed on Preston soil the British army would be powerless to act.
Facts:the East Lodge guest house is reasonably priced at 12/6d (63p) for B&B, and Booth's Restaurant/Cafe in Fishergate does lunch for 3/6d (18p) and dinner for 7/- (35p) but is unlicensed and closed on Sundays and early closing day (Thursday). Loxham's garage in Corporation Street will fix your Morris, Riley or Wolsley car. (Source: AA Members H/book 1956) Note: no hotels are listed for Preston!
Stayed in Preston one time when we played Man Utd (those were the days hey OhAhh)
Grottiest B and B ever. £25 a night and in Preston so what did I expect. Nice little pub opposite but the high street was dead. The sort of town they forgot to shut down.
30. Simon Jordan was going to buy Preston before he bought Palarse but changed his mind after the local paper kept referring to him as Preston Bell End.....
31 - Southend North End (named as a tribute to PNE) have two ends of their ground that are open to fans, Southend North end South end and Southend North End North end. The north end of the Southend Northend South end is where the hardcore fans go and are often heard singing "We are the north end, Southend Northend South end" over and over at home matches.
33. Preston is now the official feeder town for Blackpool. Benefit cheat, drug addicks and other undesireables shipped out of the seaside resort are re-housed in one of preston's 7 "luxury" B & Bs.
34. Preston are known as the 'MASSIVE' and are the Sheffield Wednesday of the left side of the Penines. None of the smaller less successful local sides, like Wigan, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton or Burnley can match their passion, history or indeed both their home and away followings.
Because of their MASSIVEness, several local sides have historically had to fold and include Southport, Accrington, New Brighton and Morecambe as their supporters naturally drifts towards Preston as the Capital of T' North. Fleetwood need to be wary next season.
The Preston Bypass was in fact Britain's first successful heart operation. Contrary to popular belief it has nothing to do with turning down the opportunity of a night with one of the many transsexuals that the town is famous for.
35. The first motorway to be built in Britain by-passed - yes, you've got it - Preston. It is not known for certain if this was by popular demand at the time.
Preston has more collectors of Dinky toys per head per population that any other town in the World. Matchbox toys are not are availablr in the town due to a council ban dating from 1963.
36. There is a mistaken belief that the Battle of Prestonpans was the first conflict in the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745. The truth alas is rather more mundane. It was in fact a fight between Gladys Munter of Whippet Lane and Doris Bonkers from Corporation Street in Preston who beat each other senseless with their skillets. History fails to record the reason for their contretemps but local historian Irving Henry notes that 'over 1500 peeple didst come from as far south as the southern part of Londinium known as Charlton, to behold these toothless crones.'
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Since then royalty has never been within 15 miles of Preston and a long forgotten law enacated by Parliament shortly afterwards declares that Preston is no longer to be considered part of the British empire. This law has never been taken off the statute books. So technically if a foreign invader landed on Preston soil the British army would be powerless to act.
Grottiest B and B ever. £25 a night and in Preston so what did I expect. Nice little pub opposite but the high street was dead. The sort of town they forgot to shut down.
33. Preston is now the official feeder town for Blackpool. Benefit cheat, drug addicks and other undesireables shipped out of the seaside resort are re-housed in one of preston's 7 "luxury" B & Bs.
There are nowhere near 7 B & Bs in Preston!
Because of their MASSIVEness, several local sides have historically had to fold and include Southport, Accrington, New Brighton and Morecambe as their supporters naturally drifts towards Preston as the Capital of T' North. Fleetwood need to be wary next season.
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