Thornton War Memorial

The memorial stands at the southern side of Thornton Cemetery. It comprises a large pylon of Yorkshire stone, c3.5m tall, surmounted by a bronze figure of Sorrowing Victory with head bowed and arms outstretched, holding wreaths in each hand. The pylon stands on a large stone base.

The principal dedicatory inscription to the south face of the pylon reads IN MEMORY/ OF OUR/ HEROIC DEAD/ 1914/ 1918. Below this on the base the inscription continues ERECTED BY/ THE PEOPLE OF THORNTON/ UNVEILED AND DEDICATED/ SEPTEMBER 30TH 1922.

The east and west sides of the pylon are stepped forward in the form of a broad Latin cross. To the west a bronze wreath encircles the date 1914, with a rectangular bronze panel below listing commemorated names. A bronze panel to the rear of the pylon, and a small bronze panel on the rear of the base, list more commemorated names. To the east, a precisely similar wreath encircles the date 1918 with another bronze name panel below. On the east face of the base the later dedication reads THE SECOND WORLD/ 1939 1945 with a central panel listing commemorated names.

The memorial is enclosed by a low octagonal kerb defining a flower bed.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 4 October 2017.