A SNAP-HAPPY Preston amateur photographer is displaying some of her soccer-inspired work at an exhibition at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery.

Marjorie Amriding, of Ribbleton, has been capturing local history on film for more than 30 years and her current display, entitled 'Preston Pride: PNE's Coming Home', features many pictures about the club and its players culled over the last few years, as well as an assortment of snaps about various historical aspects of Preston.

And knowing Marjorie, the chances are you might spot yourself on some of the pictures, as has happened in the past.

Armed with only her trusty instamatic camera, Marjorie snubs the elite gadgetry and variable shutter speeds on expensive cameras in favour of a traditional point-and-shoot approach -- much like some of the players featured in her exhibition!

She said: "I am always taking pictures of things. I covered the public hall when that was coming down, and I was also there when St Mary's Church in Friargate came down."

Among the pictures from her collection of hundreds of images is one of the old infirmary in Deepdale and other buildings and factories that now only exist on faded photographs and in the memories of an older generation.

But Marjorie hasn't always been a photographer. She began her working life as a weaver for Horrockses, and has worked as a kitchen assistant at Mount Street Hospital, Deepdale Hospital and the Royal Preston Hospital until she retired a few years ago.

You'll find the 'Preston Pride: PNE's Coming Home' exhibition in the Community Gallery of the Harris Museum and Art Gallery now and until Saturday August 25, 10am-5pm Monday to Saturday.

Peter Rix, education officer at the Harris, said: "Marjorie takes really good pictures, often from unusual angles, and has an amazing collection.

"She really has an eye and her pride in Preston shines through. We're proud to have her exhibition here."