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
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 January 1985
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
SD 531 323
Coordinates
53.78499, -2.71256
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial, located approximately 5 metres east of the school at Harris Orphanage, was erected around 1920. It features a polished granite pedestal that stands about 2 metres high, topped with a white stone statue of a young soldier. The soldier is depicted with his hands resting on the butt of a rifle, which is held muzzle down on his left boot. The pedestal is inscribed on the front with the words: "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." Additionally, the left and right sides of the pedestal display lists of names, with 8 names on one side and 9 on the other.

Local climate

War Memorial Circa 5 Metres East of School at Harris Orphanage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,300 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  1. Chapel, School and Masters House at the Harris Orphanage Grade II 10 m
  2. Milestone on West Side of Road Outside Harris Orphanage Grade II 40 m
  3. Gate Lodge to Harris Orphanage with Associated Gate Piers and Gates Grade II 52 m
  4. Eight Detached Houses Forming the Childrens Homes at the Harris Orphanage Grade II 67 m
  5. Archbishop Temple School, including landscaped pools Grade II 617 m
  6. Preston District Health Authority Headquarters Grade II 1.1 km
  7. Plastic Classroom at Kennington Primary School Grade II 1.3 km
  8. Milestone on west side of road, at north side of entrance to County Fire Brigade HQ Grade II 1.6 km
  9. Moor Park House Grade II 1.6 km
  10. Tulketh Mill Grade II 1.6 km