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

First World War Memorial, 1924, by William Heyworth, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: Yorkshire stone.

PLAN: cross and shaft raised on a square-plan pedestal, plinth and podium.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is situated in the churchyard to the east of the Church of St John the Evangelist (Grade II), facing out over Burnley Road. It comprises a Bottony cross mounted on a tapered ashlar shaft, on a decorative pedestal, standing on a plinth and podium. The front (east) elevation of the shaft is decorated with a laurel wreath carved in relief between the dates 1914 / 1918. The pedestal has a square canopy and is encased on all sides by gabled Tudor-style, trefoil panels, with double chamfered frames. The east panel has incised lettering that reads IN / MEMORY / MAKE THEM / TO BE NUMBERED / WITH / THY SAINTS. The side panels record the names of 27 of the Fallen from the First World War, and the rear (west) panel records one name from the First World War. The names on the south panel are inscribed beneath an incised Alpha, and those on the north panel beneath an Omega. Following the Second World War, a further five names were added to the inscription on the rear panel, with the date 1939-1945. The pedestal stands on a chamfered plinth, raised on a podium with a single step.