Cheers to that! Preston's Temperance Movement memorial granted Grade II listed status by Historic England

By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jul 2018, 08:36 BST
Updated 30th Jul 2018, 09:42 BST
The Preston Abstinence Memorial in Preston Cemetery and an illustration of the Father of Teetotalism, Joseph Livesey, from Walton-Le-Dale.The Preston Abstinence Memorial in Preston Cemetery and an illustration of the Father of Teetotalism, Joseph Livesey, from Walton-Le-Dale.
The Preston Abstinence Memorial in Preston Cemetery and an illustration of the Father of Teetotalism, Joseph Livesey, from Walton-Le-Dale.
A memorial in Preston commemorating the history and success of the Teetotal Movement has been granted listed status by the Government.

The Preston Abstinence Memorial in Preston Cemetery has been given Grade II listed status by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

Recognising Preston’s integral part in the 1800s campaign against alcohol, known as the Temperance Movement, it is surrounded by monuments to Temperance activists including the ‘Father of Teetotalism’, Joseph Livesey, inset, from Walton-Le-Dale.

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