What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 American statesman, scientist and journalist lived briefly in a house on this site before leaving for America in 1775. Recorded plaque organisation: Preston & South Ribble Civic Trust, Millennium Festival Awards For All.
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Photo credits
- Stephen Richards, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gerald England, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Thomas Nugent, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paul Collins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andrew Gritt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Betty Longbottom, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alexander P Kapp, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Peter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Christopher Clark, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Stephen McKay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection , a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flickr Commons by the British Library. View in BL Georeferencer View image on Flickr View all images from book View catalogue entry for book ., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Carroll Pierce, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Black HorseListed building · 22 yd
Vr Postbox pr1 1Old post box · 92 yd
Preston War MemorialListed building · 136 yd
The Covered MarketListed building · 157 yd
Statue commemorating the 1842 Plug Plot riots, PrestonMonument or public art · 169 yd
Town HallListed building · 178 yd
Obelisk, Market Square, PrestonMonument or public art · 191 yd
Harris MuseumMuseum · 215 ydExplorer Tom The Harris in Preston is difficult to enter quietly: its grand classical building seems to expect a proper…
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Battle of Preston (1648)Major battlefield · 229 yd
Sir Robert PeelMemorial · 449 yd_p2.090_-_Map_of_Preston_as_it_was_in_1774.jpg/250px-Hardwick(1857)_p2.090_-_Map_of_Preston_as_it_was_in_1774.jpg "Photo: This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection , a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flickr Commons by the British Library. View in BL Georeferencer View image on Flickr View all images from book View catalogue entry for book ., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain")
Battle of Preston (1715)Major battlefield · 698 yd
Japanese GardenVisitor information · 777 yd
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