Cannon to be installed in Preston park

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A blast from the past is the latest piece of the £5million Avenham and Miller Park redevelopment.

Two cannon, which are being installed on Avenham Walk today, are full-sized replicas of two historic Sebastopol cannon, which were removed from the park in the 1960s.

The original cannon were presented to Preston following the 1854-55 Crimean War, which involved the Preston-based 30th and 47th army regiments.

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