Bamford War Memorial

The Bamford War Memorial is a First World War memorial dedicated in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. It is made of granite and is located on the north side of Bury and Rochdale Old Road, in front of the entrance steps to the churchyard of the Church of St Michael.

The memorial features a square stone shaft raised on a pedestal and a two-stepped podium, topped with a Latin cross that has recessed panels and is decorated with a central knot. The base of the cross is adorned with a laurel wreath. The shaft includes a recessed panel that displays a sheathed broadsword carved in relief, standing on a convex square base.

The front panel of the pedestal is recessed and features a raised dedication that reads "TO THE / MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO HAVE / FALLEN IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918 / R.I.P." Additionally, a dedication for the Second World War, reading "1939 – 1945," is inscribed on the convex surface of the cross base. The names of 49 individuals who fell in both World Wars are inscribed and painted on the convex surface of the base, the plain cornice of the pedestal, the three side panels, and the sides of the top step of the podium.