Harris Museum
The Harris Museum is a Grade I-listed building in Preston, Lancashire, England. Founded by Edmund Harris in 1877, it is a local history and fine art museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Preston, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Harris Museum and Art Gallery”, “Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Preston Free Public Library”, and “The Harris”
- Address: Market Square, Preston, PR1 2PP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sessions House and Preston Cenotaph.
Sessions House
Courthouse
Photo: Karl1587, Public domain.
The Sessions House is a courthouse on Harris Street in Preston, Lancashire, England. The courthouse, which continues to be used for judicial purposes as well as being used as administrative offices for His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, is a Grade II* listed building.
Preston Cenotaph
Heritage site
Photo: Baresi franco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Preston Cenotaph stands in Market Square, Preston, Lancashire, England, and is a monument to soldiers from Preston who perished in World War I and II.
Preston Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Peter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston Town Hall is a municipal building in Lancaster Road in Preston, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Preston City Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston and Whitestake.
Preston
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university.
Whitestake
Village
Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitestake is a small village in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England, on the eastern edge of New Longton It is at the boundary of the parishes of Farington, Longton and Penwortham. Whitestake is situated 3 miles southwest of Harris Museum.
Clayton Brook
Village
Photo: Paul Glenville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clayton Brook is a large residential estate in Lancashire, between the city of Preston and the town of Chorley. It forms part of the Clayton-le-Woods civil parish, and is in the Clayton-le-Woods North ward of the borough of Chorley. Clayton Brook is situated 4 miles southeast of Harris Museum.
Harris Museum
- Categories: art museum, local museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75915° or 53° 45′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.69838° or 2° 41′ 54″ westInception
1893Open location code
9C5VQ852+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 73584906OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q12059583
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Harris Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈里斯博物館”
- Dutch: “Harris Museum”
- French: “Harris Museum”
- Japanese: “ハリス美術館”
- Portuguese: “Harris Museum”
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Highlights include Miller Arcade and Market Square.
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