It was once a thriving shopping mecca for the people of Preston and many will remember the friendly stallholders and their shiny wares for years to come. We’ve picked out some images of the Indoor Market that haven’t been seen for a while and hope they will bring the memories flooding back. READ MORE: Preston’s Covered Market in the 80s. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: More pictures of Preston’s Covered Market in the 90s and 00s. MORE MEMORIES: Images of Preston’s historic Flag Market through the years
1. Preston's Indoor Market
At Christmas in 1985 market trader Mavis Brown was the proud winner of the Best Decorated Stall Photo: Bernard Howe
2. Preston's Indoor Market
Cinders and Santas were the winners in a annual competition to bring Christmas cheer to Preston's Indoor Market. Winners of the 1988 contest were: Edward Starr, Norma Baines, Dorothy Campbell, Margaret Ashton and Betty Whiteside Photo: Archive
3. Preston's Indoor Market
This image from 1990 shows a bustling Preston Indoor Market Photo: Archive
4. Preston's Indoor Market
Sweets on one side, meat on the other... a classic view of just two of the stalls found at Preston's Indoor Market Photo: Archive