Westhoughton War Memorial including steps and rear wall.

The war memorial, built in the early 20th century, stands in Westhoughton as a group value monument, commemorating those lost in both World Wars and a mining disaster. The memorial itself is a 5.1-metre-high stone cross fleury, featuring a moulded base and rising from a tapering octagonal shaft. Carved into the shaft is the inscription "THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR/ EVERMORE." The shaft stands on an octagonal plinth, which sits on a three-stepped base. The front face of the plinth displays a lengthy inscription, including the lines “THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD,/ AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD.” The names of those who died in the First World War are listed on the remaining faces of the plinth.

The memorial is set on a raised paved area, accessible via four steps from the pavement. Originally surrounded by a square enclosure, it’s now enclosed by a curved rear wall constructed of stone. This wall incorporates a central block and returns in low walls. Small apertures are cut into the rear wall, and it is capped with a moulded course that connects to the string course of the central block. The block is inscribed “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM,” with an inset tablet below that reads “TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEN OF WESTHOUGHTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR FOR FREEDOM/ (NAMES)." The tablet is flanked by carved floral designs, with the dates 1939 and 1945 on either side. A more recent dedication to a soldier killed in action is recorded on the rear wall, beneath the inscription Afghanistan.

The memorial is located opposite the Grade II-listed tower of the Church of St Bartholomew, and in front of the Grade II-listed buildings at 110 and 112 Market Street. Across Market Street, a small memorial garden commemorates the Pretoria Pit disaster of 21 December 1910.