Patten House, demolished in 1835, by Edwin Beattie Edwin Beattie depicted Preston with an olde-worlde charm that belied the hardships of the era. He sometim
Edwin Beattie depicted Preston with an olde-worlde charm that belied the hardships of the era. He sometimes used artistic licence to improve a composition, therefore the images should not be used as a historical record. He painted in the 1890s and early 1900s but showed Preston in earlier periods. Some of the places he painted have long gone while others survive.
The scene above depicts Preston’s Guild Hall and Town Hall as they were in 1860. However, the buildings were soon to be demolished. This Guild Hall had opened in 1782 after another newly built hall had collapsed shortly after a ball was held. The collapsed building had been shoddily constructed. It had only been built in 1760 and fell into a heap by 1780.
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