The Horrockses Fashions label was launched in 1946 as an independent fashion label in London but the name stretches as far back as the 1700’s.

 

The label began to gain popularity and hit its peak in the 1950’s as the collections were noticed and worn by royal figures such as the Queen and Princess Margaret. The brand was known for its use of high quality cotton, a staple fabric which was featured in many runways and catwalks in London. One particularly popular fabric was created in Preston, known as DGS503, which led to Preston being put on the map for fashion designers and influencers.

Information from a fashion themed display at the Harris Museum.

Owned by Benson Elliot.
The Fishergate Centre opened in 1986 and is Prestons second biggest shopping Centre after St.Georges. The name comes from the northern side of the centre being built on Prestons main high street, Fishergate. The centre consists of cheaper high street stores than St.Georges such as Primark, Poundland and TK Maxx, as well as smaller independent clothing and food retailers such as Roman and Moka.

Owned by Andrew Stringer, St.Georges Centre opened in 1996 and is Preston city centres biggest shopping centre. The centre is home to over 100 units with big high street brands such as Miss Selfridge, River Island, Patiserie Valerie, Swarovski and more. In 2002 The Mall Company took over the Centre and rebranded it to The Mall. The ageing centre was refurbished before being bought by Aviva Investors for £87 million and the name was reverted back to St Georges.