Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the memorial is a grade II* listed building.

Lindisfarne's memorial is one of fifteen War Crosses by Lutyens, all sharing a broadly similar design.

The cross is formed of a tapered, lozenge-shaped shaft approximately 5 metres (16 feet) tall with short arms near the top linked to it with cyma moulding.

It was severely damaged during winter storms in 1983–4; the shaft snapped in two as a result of exceptional winds and the top part was later replaced.

[1][2] Holy Island War Memorial was designated a grade II listed building on 15 May 1986.