After the fire in St Peter’s Church, Preston, 1906

This postcard shows St Peter’s Church in Preston Park. It shows the aftermath of a fire on 23 June 1906. What can’t we see? Edwardian postcards often functioned as a news medium, capturing recent disasters. The fire in St Peter’s Church gutted the interior. It damaged several medieval frescoes which had been covered up during… Continue reading After the fire in St Peter’s Church, Preston, 1906