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Preston bus station was built.
Designed by Keith Ingham and Charles Wilson of Building Design partnership with E.H. Stazicker, Preston bus station was opened. It has a capacity of 80 double decker buses (40 along each side) and is said to be the second largest bus station in Western Europe. -
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The life of Preston bus station
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Preston bus station threatened with demolition
As part of Preston city's Tithebarn development project, plans were made to demolish the bus station. However, the Tithebarn development collapsed and all plans to demolish the bus station fell through. -
Application to be a listed building rejected.
Around the time of the Tithebarn development, opposition to the demolition applied for the bus station to have a 'listed building' status, however it was rejected by English Heritage, as Preston Borough Council opposed the application -
Low occupancy rates for the bus station
A report comissioned by the council revealed that passengers using the bus service were not alighting at the bus station as it suffered from poor pedestrian linkages; instead they were alighting at various stops around the city centre. -
Bus station voted as Preston People's favourite building
A survey conducted by the Lancashire Evening Post revealed that bus station was the people of Preston's favourite building. -
Save Preston bus station
A member of 'Save Preston bus station' presented to the council a petition of 1,435 signatures, calling for a referendum on the future of the bus station, however councillers voted against a referendum. -
Preston Passion
On Good Friday 2012 the bus station was the venue for Preston Passion, a play that was televised on the BBC. -
Goodbye Preston bus station!
Preston City Council announced that the bus station would be demolished. They said it would cost £23m to refurbish it and more than £5m just to keep it standing.
