Lutterworth War Memorial Cross, Walls and Shelter

The Lutterworth War Memorial Cross, walls, and shelter were erected in 1921 to commemorate the First World War, with later additions for the Second World War and subsequent conflicts. The memorial cross stands within the Memorial Gardens, situated at the corner of Church Street and George Street.

The memorial cross itself is constructed of stone and features a Latin cross set upon a fluted, tapering shaft. This rises from a square plinth that sits on a two-stepped base. Inscriptions on the plinth include "TO THE GLORY OF GOD" (south-west face), "TO THE UNRETURNING BRAVE" with a tablet listing names of those who died in later conflicts (north-east face), and "REMEMBER 1914-1918" above a large plaque bearing the words "IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR US", followed by names (south-east face). The north-west face displays the date 1939-1945. The memorial is surrounded by iron railings.

Adjacent to the cross is a single-storey memorial shelter with a steeply pitched, hexagonal hipped roof. The shelter is open-fronted on three sides, supported by brick piers with pilasters and moulded stone capitals. A tall triangular gable, featuring moulded stone coping and a decorative panel of tiles laid on edge in a chevron pattern, dominates the central bay. Below, a Gothic arch opening is embellished with alternating tile creasing details between the bricks, and an openwork metal band displaying the words “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”. Smaller recessed panels with tile creasing detailing are present on the flanking piers. The shelter floor is paved with large tiles in a geometric pattern, further embellished with tile creasing in diamond and chevron designs. The rear wall features a plaque with the words "IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR US 1914-1918", followed by names. A plank door with long strap hinges and a soldier arch brick lintel is located on the right-hand side.

Pier-and-panel walls extending from the south and west corners of the shelter feature similar moulded coping as the shelter's gable, and incorporate smaller panels of tile creasing. These walls are slightly staggered to accommodate the sloping ground. Numerous plaques commemorating later events have been added to these walls.