One of 15 war crosses by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it is a grade II listed building.

The Abinger Common memorial is one of fifteen War Crosses by Lutyens, all sharing a broadly similar design.

It was built by the stonemasons HT Jenkins and Sons of Torquay, Devon, who were responsible for several of Lutyens' war memorials, at a cost of £190, and unveiled in 1920.

[1][4] The main inscription is on the east face of the plinth: "THIS CROSS DESTROYED BY ENEMY ACTION IN 1944 WAS RE-ERECTED IN 1949 IN PROUD MEMORY OF MARGARET LEWIN OF PARKHURST ABINGER COMMON AND HER DEAR DAUGHTER MABEL ELIZABETH FARRER BY THEIR DESCENDANTS AND OF ALL WHO LIKE THE ABOVE BROUGHT PEACE & JOY THROUGH THEIR OWN RADIANT FAITH COURAGE AND FORGETFULNESS OF SELF UNDER ALL CONDITIONS / I CEASE NOT TO GIVE THANKS FOR YOU MAKING MENTION OF YOU IN MY PRAYERS.

[1] Abinger Common War Memorial was designated a grade II listed building on 13 March 1974.