Unveiled on 13 June 1926, the memorial was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott with sculptural work by Henry Alfred Pegram.

[1] The monument's main feature is a figure of “Victory” whose arms are raised and who holds laurel wreaths in either hand.

The work, which cost £835,600, was finished in the autumn and included the carving of a new dedication to the people of the city who lost their lives in service since 1945.

As part of Preston’s commemorations of the outbreak of World War I, it was re-dedicated in a service on 13 June, 88 years since the original unveiling.

[citation needed] On 23 November 2013 the cenotaph was the focus of an event by the artist Andy McKeown.