Preston-Then and Now. 1813-1893. The Changes of Half a Century. No. V. Jackson's Farm, Avenham, Preston, circa 1860 PRESTON-THEN AND NOW: 1813-1893. THE CHANGES OF HALF A CENTURY. No. V. The change in Avenham Park is perhaps greater than in any other part of the town, because the conformation of the ground has been greatly altered. At one time this favourite resort of the people was called "Avenham Fields." A narrow lane, between thorn hedges, ran down from the end of the Colonnade to the lower portion of the ground. In reference to the colonnade it may be here stated that though it was never a true Colonnade, the front of the upper storeys of the houses was supported on pillars until about twenty-five or thirty years ago, when the lower storeys were brought forward and the pillars, of course, dispensed with. On the left of the lane was "Jackson's Garden," in the midst of which stood Jackson's Cottage, and on the right a cottage stood close to the two as...
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