Pubs A

The Academy - Church Street. Formerly Preston Central Conservative Club.

The Acregate - On the corner of New Hall Lane & Acregate Lane.

The Adelphi - Fylde Street.

The Ancient Oak - Merrytrees Avenue. More an eating house with a kids play area than a traditional pub.

The Angel - Lune Street.

Arkwrights - Plungington Road. Formerly Plungington Club.

The Army & Navy - Meadow Street. Someone once suggested that this pub should really be called the RAF (work it out for yourself).

The Assembly - Lune Street. Formerly known as the Flax & Firkin. The land where the pub is was the scene of the more oppressive side of industrialisation when on Saturday 13 August 1842 a group of cotton workers demonstrated against the poor conditions in the town's mills. The Riot Act was read and armed troops corralled the demonstrators in front of what was then the Corn Exchange. Shots were fired and four of the demonstrators were killed. A commemorative sculpture can be seen in front of the pub.

The Avenham Park - Avenham Lane. As you will see from the second photograph this pub is currently closed.