[4] The head, shaft and base were the work of William Gough, architectural sculptor of London.

Stevens of Long Eaton under the supervision of local architect John Frederick Dodd.

It was erected between the churchyard of St Laurence's Church, Long Eaton and the Market Place.

The memorial takes the form of the traditional old English Cross of the 15th century and was carved in Clipsham limestone.

Within a bay wreath, carved on the base stone, is the inscription “To the fallen in the Great War, 1914-1919, whose names are inscribed in the Town Roll of Honour”.