[1] Prior to the outbreak of war, Lutyens established his reputation designing luxurious country houses for wealthy clients.

It has a tapering shaft, to which the short arms are moulded close to the top, which sits on a splayed plinth.

Below the plinth is a coved base, which forms a seat at the foot of the cross, similar to the memorial at King's Somborne.

The west face was originally inscribed "THANKS BE TO GOD / WHO GIVETH US / THE VICTORY", but this was replaced in 2008 with a dedication for the Second World War: "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM / MCMXXXIX – MCMXXXXV".

[1] After Violet Johnson's death in 1923—partly brought about by her wartime work running the hospital at Marshcourt—Lutyens designed a memorial cross to her, which was placed in Winton Hill Cemetery in Stockbridge, and which is today a grade II listed building.