Free illustrated talk by local historian John Garlington on the history of Preston's Roll of Honour for Remembrance Day.
John Garlington is leading an illustrated talk at The Harris on Saturday 7 November, a session timed to coincide with Remembrance Day. Garlington is a local historian, and the talk focuses on the history of Preston's Roll of Honour, the memorial that bears the names of nearly 2,000 men from the city who died during the First World War.
The Municipal Roll of Honour is housed right there in the museum, etched into the marble tablets that line the staircase. The talk follows those tablets, working through the names and the stories they represent. It's an illustrated session, so there'll be images to go along with the history, and it's described as being suitable for all ages, which makes it an easy one to bring the family along to if you're interested in the city's past.
There's something quite specific about the way this is set up. Rather than just talking about the Roll of Honour from a distance, the session is built around the physical memorial itself, drawing on local sacrifice and community memory. It's about the people behind the names on the wall, and the way the city has remembered them over the years.
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It's a free session, and you don't need a ticket to come along. It starts at 2pm on the ground floor of The Harris, in the Roll of Honour area, so you'll be standing right by the tablets Garlington is talking about. The museum is on Market Square, PR1 2PP.
