page_title: Preston bus station
section_title: 50th anniversary
hierarchical_section_title: Preston bus station / 50th anniversary
caption_attribution_description: English: Historic buses on display at the 50th anniversary of the Preston Bus Station, Lancashire.
context_page_description: Preston bus station is the central bus station in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. It was built by Ove Arup and Partners in the Brutalist architectural style between 1968 and 1969, to a design by Keith Ingham and Charles Wilson of Building Design Partnership with E. H. Stazicker. In the 2000s the building was threatened with demolition as part of the City Council's Tithebarn redevelopment project. After two unsuccessful attempts it was granted Grade II listed building status in September 2013. It was redeveloped in association with a new youth centre, with construction beginning in 2016 and the station officially re-opened in 2018.
context_section_description: In March 2019 the Preston City Council announced a series of events would take place in the summer and autumn to celebrate the bus station's 50th anniversary.  An exhibit Beautiful and Brutal was held at the Harris Museum from 21 September–24 November 2019, and the public were asked to submit relevant photographs and personal memorabilia, some of which were also displayed at the bus station.
  On Saturday 19 October 2019, almost 50 years to the day since its opening on 12 October 1969, festivities were held on the new public square in front of the bus station, which included free public entertainment and three historic buses were provided by the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust "so the three main users of the bus station were represented".
caption: Historic buses on display for the 50th anniversary of the bus station in October 2019
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