Longholme Methodist Church War Memorial

The Longholme Methodist Church War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, with additions for the Second World War. It is made of ashlar limestone and is prominently located in the churchyard, in front of the entrance to Longholme Methodist Church. The memorial is situated at the angle between the main path and the pathway leading to the parsonage.

The structure features a Bottony cross with a hexagonal splayed shaft, and the cross-arms end in conical caps. Both the front and rear intersections of the cross are adorned with an intaglio carved rose. The cross is mounted on a fluted shaft that has a moulded round cornice and base, which stands on a square pedestal with canted sides and raised panels. This pedestal is placed on a large round base with scotia and torus moulding, surrounded by white marble chippings within a low square kerb, which is set between short conical posts. At the front of the memorial, two low steps with rounded corners extend from the curb.

The front (east) panel of the pedestal features an inscription that reads: "IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING / MEMORY OF THE / LADS OF OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919. // 'THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT / ARE LEFT GROW OLD, / AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR YEARS CONDEMN'." The rear (west) panel displays an inscribed sprig of fronds tied by a ribbon, with the inscription below stating: "UNNAMED AT TIMES, AT TIMES UNKNOWN / OUR GRAVES LIE THICK BEYOND THE SEAS; / UNNAMED BUT NOT BY HIM UNKNOWN;- / 'HE KNOWS; - HE SEES'." The side panels list the names of the 20 individuals who fell in the First World War.

At the foot of the pedestal, there is a secondary tablet in the form of a lectern, featuring carved side panels and an un-rolled scroll. This tablet is inscribed with "1939 - 1945" and records the names of the 10 individuals who fell in the Second World War. The tablet rests on the upper surface of the top step at the front of the memorial.