Public art & sculpture · North West England
Preston Cenotaph
Preston Cenotaph in England North West, United Kingdom.
Stephen McKay — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Preston Cenotaph is a public sculpture in England North West, United Kingdom, dating from 1926. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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Heritage listing
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. Unveiled on 13 June 1926, the memorial was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott with sculptural work by Henry Alfred Pegram.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. Unveiled on 13 June 1926, the memorial was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott with sculptural work by Henry Alfred Pegram.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.7594, -2.6994
- Address
- Preston, Lancashire
- Phone
- +44 1772 905421
- Established
- 1926
- Opening
- Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.harrismuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7241850 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Preston Cenotaph (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Preston Cenotaph?
- Preston Cenotaph is in North-West England, United Kingdom.
- When was Preston Cenotaph built?
- Built or established in 1926.
- Is Preston Cenotaph a listed building?
- Preston Cenotaph is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.