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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
Preston, Lancashire
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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