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Statue of Feathers McGraw
The statue of Feathers McGraw is a bronze sculpture in Preston, England, placed at the corner of Lowthian and Orchard Streets, in front of the cinema Animate Preston at Tenterfield Street and the Covered Market at Earl Street. It depicts Feathers McGraw, a penguin criminal mastermind antagonist from the 1993 short film The Wrong Trousers from the Wallace & Gromit, a clay animation franchise created by Nick Park and produced by Aardman Animations. It was unveiled on 20 February 2025.
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Statues of Wallace and Gromit
The statues of Wallace and Gromit is a bronze sculpture in Preston, Lancashire, England, at the corner of Earl and Market Streets, placed at the entrance to the Covered Market. It depicts the titular characters from Wallace & Gromit, a claymation franchise created by Nick Park and produced by Aardman Animations. It was designed by Park, together with other artists at Aardman Animations, and with local sculptor Peter Hodgkinson. The monument was unveiled on 10 September 2021.
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Covered Market, Preston
The Covered Market in Earl Street, Preston, Lancashire, England is a Grade II listed landmark structure built 1870-75.
After three aborted attempts to start the project in the early 1800s, and a serious construction accident in 1870 that set back progress, the covered market was finished in 1875. Since then, new buildings have been added to the market and it has been modernized several times.
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Black Horse, Preston
The Black Horse is a Grade II listed public house at 166 Friargate, Preston, Lancashire, England PR1 2EJ.
It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It is one of only 14 pubs to still have a ceramic bar counter. It still has many other historic features such as the ceramic fireplaces and wall tiles, a mosaic floor, stained glass and fixed seating.
It was built in 1898, and the architect was J. A. Seward, for the Atlas Brewery Company of Manchester. and is currently owned by Robinsons Brewery.
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Preston Town Hall
Preston Town Hall is a municipal building in Lancaster Road in Preston, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Preston City Council, is a Grade II listed building.