The artworks that show early Preston, massive change

Image taken from the History of the Borough of Preston and Its Environs in the County of Lancaster by Charles Hardwick, 1857 Pic: Preston Digital Archive

Before photography the only way to record a scene was through artwork. There are many paintings and engravings that tell the story of early Preston. Local artists often drew the town and engravings were used in print publications such as the Preston Pilot. Below, three artworks are used to illustrate the pivotal period from 1750 to 1850, when Preston grew from a small village to an industrial town.Industrialisation was already in evidence by 1750.

The above image shows Preston on the cusp of massive growth. Large amounts of wind power are in evidence. However, steam driven factories and chimneys were encroaching. It was still a largely rural scene, and the state of the primitive roads is evident. The railway to Preston was still 20 years in the future. In fact 1829 was the year of the Rainhill trials. This was a competition to find the best locomotive to use on the new Liverpool and Manchester railway.

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, was Prime Minister from 1859 to 1865, when Britain was at the height of its imperial power. He was also the last Prime Minister to die in office, at the age of 80. This era saw the American Civil War and the cotton famine that severely affected Preston. Robert Clarke, the artist of the image above, was the son of Lawrence Clarke who ran a publishing business in Preston. Lawrence managed the Walker printing and stationery business, based at 143 Church Street. In 1815 he set up his own printing business and was the printer of the Preston Sentinel, a short lived newspaper. However, he also founded the long lived Preston Pilot. This newspaper was then handed to his son Robert who drew the sketch of Preston, above.

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