War memorial in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist, Bacup

The War Memorial in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist in Bacup is a First World War memorial, built in 1924 by William Heyworth, with additions for the Second World War. It is made of Yorkshire stone and features a cross and shaft raised on a square pedestal, plinth, and podium.

Located to the east of the Church of St John the Evangelist, the memorial faces Burnley Road. It consists of a Bottony cross mounted on a tapered ashlar shaft, which sits on a decorative pedestal atop a plinth and podium. The front of the shaft is adorned with a laurel wreath carved in relief, flanked by the dates 1914 and 1918. The pedestal has a square canopy and is surrounded by gabled Tudor-style trefoil panels with double chamfered frames. The east panel features incised lettering that reads "IN MEMORY MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS." The side panels list the names of 27 individuals who fell in the First World War, while the rear panel includes one name from the same conflict. The names on the south panel are inscribed beneath an incised Alpha, and those on the north panel beneath an Omega. After the Second World War, five additional names were added to the inscription on the rear panel, along with the date 1939-1945. The pedestal is set on a chamfered plinth, which is raised on a podium with a single step.