Broughton in Amounderness War Memorial

This is a war memorial erected in 1921 to commemorate the First World War, with later additions in 1948. It is constructed from buff sandstone, featuring bronze panels and Westmorland slate.

The memorial stands within a paved, raised enclosure, surrounded by a stepped wall of random-coursed, rough-hewn stone with large copings, and is accessed by four steps set back within the retaining wall. The memorial itself is a wheelhead cross pattee, approximately five metres tall, with bosses on each arm and at the centre. The upper arm has a moulded square capstone, and the rectangular-section shaft tapers down to a chamfered foot, which stands on a tapered plinth with a shallow-chamfered top, all resting on a square, two-stepped base. The sandstone retains crisp dressing marks and inscriptions. An inset bronze panel on the front of the plinth is inscribed in relief: "THESE DIED FOR US," followed by the alphabetically listed names of the nine fallen, including their full names, dates of death, ranks, and units, with Lancashire roses in the top corners. The front of the lower step is inscribed: "LEST WE FORGET." The other faces of the cross are plainly dressed.

Behind the cross is an altar raised on a single step, with a two-stepped plinth, moulded capstone and the inscription: "TRANQUIL YOU LIE YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED/ YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED/ 1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945.” The altar is adjoined by a reredos of ashlar stone, featuring a moulded cornice, five arched niches, and two flanking walls. A carved wheelhead cross sits within the central niche, flanked by recessed inscriptions reading: “IN HOC/ SIGNO VINCIT.” The flanking walls contain recesses topped with scrolled details, each containing a plaque of Westmorland slate. These plaques bear Lancashire roses and the names of the fallen carved in serifed lettering, painted in gold, with 13 names on the left plaque and 12 names on the right, all listed alphabetically by surname and accompanied by their dates of death.