For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter It has been almost five years since one of Greater Manchester's most iconic independent shops closed its doors for good.
Prestons of Bolton - often known as the 'Diamond Centre of the North' - had been trading for over 150 years before it was finally forced into closure.
The huge store, located in the centre of town, had been a seemingly permanent fixture in Bolton since the late 1860s, but became yet another casualty of shifting high street trends.
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