War Memorial Circa 5 Metres East Of School At Harris Orphanage is a Grade II listed building in the Preston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1985. War memorial.
War Memorial Circa 5 Metres East Of School At Harris Orphanage
- WRENN ID
- brooding-window-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Preston
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1985
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SD 53 SW FULWOOD GARSTANG ROAD
7/28 War Memorial c.5 metres east of School at Harris Orphanage (formerly listed with "The Harris Childrens Home") 15.1.1985 GV II
War Memorial, c.1920. Polished granite pedestal c.2 metres high supporting white stone statue of a very youthful soldier with his hands resting on the butt of a rifle held muzzle down on his left boot. Pedestal is lettered on the face IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / THE OLD BOYS/ OF THE / HARRIS ORPHANAGE / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918. / THEY DIED THE DEATH OF / HONOUR FOR / GOD, KING, AND COUNTRY / ERECTED BY THEIR ORPHAN / COMPANIONS and on the left and right sides with lists of 8 and 9 names respectively.
Listing NGR: SD5314832308
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 2 February 2017.
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