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The Preston Cenotaph stands in Market Square. It is a monument dedicated to soldiers from Preston who perished in World Wars I and II. Unveiled on 13 June 1926, the memorial was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott with sculptural work by Henry Alfred Pegram.

The monument's main feature is a figure of “Victory” whose arms are raised and who holds laurel wreaths in either hand. At the very top of the monument there is an empty coffin (hence “cenotaph” or “empty tomb”) with cherubs and strands of foliage carved around it. There are flagpoles on either side of the monument.

The War Memorial is a grade II listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 392089 Link British Listed Buildings).

The main inscription reads:
BE EVER MINDFUL OF THE MEN OF PRESTON
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS
1914-1918 1939-1945
THIS LAND INVIOLATE YOUR MONUMENT
SD5329 : Preston War Memorial Dedication