Dunscar War Memorial

Dunscar War Memorial is a war memorial built in 1921 by Gaffin and Co. It features a copper sculpture of a soldier bearing his pack, standing with his head bowed and resting on his upturned rifle, set on a tapered stone pedestal with a plinth and a three-stepped base. The front of the monument has an inscription that reads: "OUR GLORIOUS DEAD. THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF EGERTON, EAGLEY, DUNSCAR AND BROMLEY CROSS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. LEST WE FORGET. WORLD WAR 1939-1945 (names) AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM." The other sides of the memorial list the names of 132 servicemen who died during the First World War.

The memorial is situated at the junction of Blackburn Road and Darwen Road in Dunscar, on a wedge-shaped plot of land known locally as 'Finger Post'. This location is significant as it was where short services were held every Sunday evening during the First World War, and the names of the most recent casualties from the local community were read out. The choice of this site for the memorial adds deep emotional resonance for the communities affected by those 132 losses. The monument was unveiled in May 1921 and is also listed on the U.K. National Inventory of War Memorials.