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.

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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.

The Fish Market

Marketplace

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The Fish Market is a marketplace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Penwortham.

Preston

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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

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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.

Howick Cross

Neighborhood

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Howick Cross is a landmark and small hamlet in Penwortham, South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is located just over 2 miles south west of the city of Preston. Howick Cross is situated 2½ 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″ north

Longitude

-2.6994° or 2° 41′ 58″ west

Inception

1926

Open location code

9C5VQ852+Q6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 73584920

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

Wikidata ID

Q7241850

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