Shute War Memorial

The Shute War Memorial is a First World War memorial erected around 1920, with additional inscriptions added later. It is made of carved granite and stands at a crossroads near the center of Shute. The memorial is located opposite the Grade I listed 16th century gatehouse of Shute Barton medieval manor house to the south and the Grade II listed 18th century cottages of Beagle’s Row to the north.

The memorial features a rough-hewn granite cross with a Celtic head on a tapering shaft, which rises from a trapezoidal granite plinth. The front of the plinth is inscribed with the words "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF SHUTE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918," with six names listed beneath it. The plinth is set on a square concrete base, which is also set in concrete. It includes an inscription for the Second World War, stating "AND IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945," followed by one name. Surrounding the memorial is a rubble-stone wall that reduces to a dwarf wall at the south, where there is an entrance approached by three steps.