Historic
Battle of Britain Memorial
Monument on the Thames commemorating RAF pilots from World War II.
Central Westminster
About
A granite and bronze sculpture on the Victoria Embankment unveiled in 2005 to honour those who participated in the Battle of Britain. It features relief panels depicting scenes from the battle and bronze plaques listing nearly 3,000 Allied pilots and aircrew from 14 countries.
Things to do here
view the bronze relief sculptures depicting Battle of Britain scenessee the life-sized sculpture of airmen scrambling for aircraftread the bronze plaques listing pilots and aircrew who participated in the battleview the monument overlooking the River Thames
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Getting there
Stations
Westminster · 3 min walk
CircleDistrictJubilee
Embankment · 6 min walk
BakerlooCircleDistrictNorthern
Charing Cross · 7 min walk
BakerlooNorthern
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