Preston Cenotaph
The Preston Cenotaph stands in Market Square, Preston, Lancashire, England, and is a monument to servicemen from Preston who perished in World War I and II.Photo: Baresi franco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Heritage site
- Description: Grade I listed sculpture in Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Preston War Memorial”, “The Cenotaph”, and “War memorial cenotaph”
- Inscription: “BE EVER MINDFUL OF THE MEN OF PRESTON WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS 1914-1918 1939-1945 THIS LAND INVIOLATE YOUR MONUMENT”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harris Museum and Preston Town Hall.
Harris Museum
Museum
Photo: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harris Museum, now known as The Harris, 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, and public library, covering 60,000 square feet and 23 public spaces.
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 Penwortham.
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.
Penwortham
Town
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penwortham is a town and civil parish in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, on the south bank of the River Ribble facing the city of Preston. The town is at the most westerly crossing point of the river, with major road and rail links crossing it here.
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 Preston Cenotaph.
Preston Cenotaph
- Categories: war memorial, sculpture, cenotaph, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75944° or 53° 45′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.6994° or 2° 41′ 58″ westInception
1926Open location code
9C5VQ852+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 73584920OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q7241850
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