Preston Cenotaph

Preston Cenotaph
England
Preston Cenotaph
For the dead of World War I and World War II.
Established1926
Unveiled13 June 1926
Location53°45′34″N 2°41′58″W / 53.75944°N 2.69940°W / 53.75944; -2.69940
Designed bySir Giles Gilbert Scott
BE EVER MINDFUL OF THE MEN OF PRESTON
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS
1914–1918 1939–1945
THIS LAND INVIOLATE YOUR MONUMENT
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameWar memorial cenotaph
Designated20 December 1991
Reference no.1218458

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.[1]

  1. ^ Preston Cenotaph. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. Retrieved 18 August 2012.

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