Beeston’s War Memorial Cross is a Grade II listed structure designed by William Herbert Higginbottom. Constructed in Portland stone 19 feet (5.8 m) in height, it comprises an octagonal plinth of three steps, the top step ornamented.

The square plinth contains recessed panels, three of them are inscribed. The plinth is topped with a Celtic cross with panelled tapered square shaft. The Cross is a replica of that on the Island of Iona. The memorial was restored in 2009.

The cross was unveiled on 21 May 1921 to commemorate Beeston men and women who died as a result of the First World War. Additional inscriptions were added in 1945 to honour local citizens killed during World War Two.

The inscriptions read:

• By their Valour and the grace of God, they won.

• In grateful memory of those who gave their lives in the Great War 1914 – 1918

• World War 1939 – 1945

Located on the High Road linking Beeston and Chilwell, this memorial cross would seem an appropriate place to also remember 25 people from Chilwell lost during World War Two but not commemorated on the Chilwell memorial in Christ Church.