These are the most unusual objects in Preston which you might be surprised to find are 'listed buildings'

The most important historic places in England are listed, but they're not all what you'd expect.

By Iain Lynn

Published 4th Feb 2020, 17:00 BST

Updated 4th Feb 2020, 17:18 BST

Here are some of the most historically and architecturally significant objects in Preston:

1. Avenham Park Belvedere

Gazebo. Built 1865-6. Rendered brick with sandstone as ashlar facade (painted white), flat roof. Shallow rectangular plan. Classical style

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2. Two K6 telephone boxes at railway station

Two telephone kiosks. Type K6. Designed 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

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3. Fylde Road railway bridge

Bridge carrying Lancaster and Preston Railway over Fylde Road, with viaduct continued to bridge over course of former Lancaster Canal approx. 70 metres north. 1840, by Joseph Lock

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4. Preston Abstinence Memorial

The Preston Abstinence Memorial stands in the Preston General Cemetery (1617). Preston became known as the Bethlehem of temperance in the first half of the 19th century

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