Burnham Deepdale War Memorial Shrine

The war memorial is located in the south-west corner of the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade II*-listed). Built against the churchyard wall, it comprises a gabled brick shrine. The plain Gothic arch entrance faces into the churchyard, whilst to the rear the upper part of the back wall forms a blind arched alcove.

Inside the shrine a white marble plaque is set against the rear wall, with a Calvary above. The square headed marble plaque, with a moulded foot, names the dead of both wars. The dedicatory inscription reads IN HONOUR/ AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM/ DEEPDALE & STAITHE,/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ (13 NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ “REST ETERNAL GRANT TO THEM O LORD”/ (3 NAMES). The names are listed in order of year of death.

Within the alcove to the rear, a bronze plaque is set in a timber frame. The upper member of the frame forms a shelf, on which a small stepped cross stands inscribed IN HOC VINCES. Iron lamp-supports stand on the shelf either side of the cross. The inscription on the bronze plaque reads ROLL OF HONOUR OF THE MEN FROM DEEPDALE AND STAITHE/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (90 NAMES). The names are listed alphabetically first by the Navy, followed by the Army.

The rear of the shrine is protected from the verge and pavement by iron railings.