The Battle of Britain Monument on the Thames Embankment in London

This monument I found on the bank of the River Thames in London in August 2008. It overlooks the London Eye on the opposite bank and pays tribute to those who took part in the Battle of Britain during World War 2. It was unveiled on 18 September 2005 in the presence of many of the surviving airmen from that era. The monument utilises a panelled granite structure 25 metres long and is lined with panels of high relief sculpture in bronze depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. The centrepiece is an approximately life sized sculpture of airmen scrambling for their aircraft during the battle. The outside of the monument is lined with bronze plaques listing all the airmen who took part in the Battle on the Allied side. The monument was sculpted by Paul Day. (Images open in a new window)