Editing Preston, Lancashire (section)

===Monuments and public artworks===
Preston has a number of notable monuments and public artworks, including:
* Obelisk: located opposite the Cenotaph on Preston's Market Square, the Obelisk dates back to 1782 and was originally installed for the Guild celebration of the same year.<ref>{{cite book |title=Preston City Centre Statue Trail |publisher=VisitPreston |page=3 |format=PDF |url=http://www.visitpreston.com/assets/legacy/getasset?id=fAA4ADQANwA4AHwAfABUAHIAdQBlAHwAfAAwAHwA0 |access-date=10 February 2010 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109144930/https://www.visitpreston.com/assets/legacy/getasset?id=fAA4ADQANwA4AHwAfABUAHIAdQBlAHwAfAAwAHwA0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Peace Gardens: located on Friargate, the gardens, designed by Graham Mort, originally housed the praying hands sculpture which now resides on Fylde Road.<ref>{{cite book |title=Preston City Centre Statue Trail |publisher=VisitPreston |page=2 |format=PDF |url=http://www.visitpreston.com/assets/legacy/getasset?id=fAA4ADQANwA4AHwAfABUAHIAdQBlAHwAfAAwAHwA0 |access-date=10 February 2010 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109144930/https://www.visitpreston.com/assets/legacy/getasset?id=fAA4ADQANwA4AHwAfABUAHIAdQBlAHwAfAAwAHwA0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Preston Martyrs' Memorial: located in front of the Corn Exchange in Lune Street, this sculpture marks the site of the [[Preston Strike of 1842|Lune Street Riots]] which occurred during the [[1842 general strike|1842 General Strike]], when troops opened fire on striking mills workers, killing four and injuring three.<ref>{{cite book |title=Preston City Centre Statue Trail |publisher=VisitPreston |page=1 |format=PDF |url=http://www.visitpreston.com/assets/legacy/getasset?id=fAA4ADQANwA4AHwAfABUAHIAdQBlAHwAfAAwAHwA0 |access-date=10 February 2010 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109144930/https://www.visitpreston.com/assets/legacy/getasset?id=fAA4ADQANwA4AHwAfABUAHIAdQBlAHwAfAAwAHwA0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Tom Finney#Death and legacy|''The Splash'']]: a sculpture of [[Tom Finney]], located in front of the [[Deepdale|Deepdale football stadium]]. The statue is based upon a famous photo taken of Finney in a game against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 1956, which was named England's Sports Photograph of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitpreston.com/visit/things-to-do-in-preston/walksandtours/self-guidedwalks/preston-statues/ |title=Preston City Centre Statue Trail |publisher=VisitPreston |access-date=10 February 2010 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109144936/https://www.visitpreston.com/visit/things-to-do-in-preston/walksandtours/self-guidedwalks/preston-statues/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* A bronze [[Wallace & Gromit]] bench statue, with Wallace in ''[[The Wrong Trousers|Wrong Trousers]] and Gromit'' reading his newspaper on the bench, was erected in September 2021 at the south market hall entrance to the [[Covered Market, Preston|Covered Market]] to commemorate its creator [[Nick Park]], who originated from Preston.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-58516735|title=Wallace and Gromit: Creator Nick Park unveils comedy duo's Preston statue|date=10 September 2021|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jun/05/preston-wallace-and-gromit-statue-wrong-trousers-bench|title=It's a cracking statue, Gromit: Preston unveils 'wrong trousers' bench|work=The Guardian|date=5 June 2021}}</ref> Their archnemesis, Feathers McGraw, soon joined them when his statue was unveiled by Nick Park as part of the opening of the Animate extension in February 2025.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwywyl84v5eo| title = BBC: "Statue of Wallace and Gromit villain unveiled" 20 February 2025| date = 20 February 2025}}</ref>
* ''Cotton Reel'': designed by artist designed by Van Nong, this sculpture of a large cotton reel and needle is located in Avenham Road (between the city centre and Avenham Park) and commemorates the former Simpsons Gold Thread Works, which advanced the science of gold thread manufacture and from 1839 provided gold and silver thread for the military, royalty, cruise ships (including ''[[Titanic]]''), and [[freemasonry]].
* Landscape With Trees: designed by artist Clare Bigger, this series of four metre high stainless steel pylons of stylised trees is located in Friargate in the city centre.
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File:Cotton Reel Preston 20200613.jpg|The ''Cotton Reel'' in Avenham Road
File:Tom_Finney_The_Splash_20180802.jpg|''The Splash'', depicting [[Tom Finney]], at [[Deepdale|Deepdale Stadium]]
File:Wallace and Gromit Preston 20211015.jpg|[[Wallace & Gromit]] bronze sculpture at the Preston Market Hall
File:Preston Martyrs Memorial (1 of 2) 20180830.jpg|Preston Martyrs' Memorial (the troops)
File:Preston Martyrs Memorial (2 of 2) 20180830.jpg|Preston Martyrs' Memorial (the victims)
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