Memorials and statues in London

Memorials and statues in London

Had a trip to London last Thursday (28/08/2025) as our Chris was singing with Mumbles A Cappella choir as part of Evensong at Westminster Abbey! We of course didn`t want to miss to chance to see them perform at such a prestigious venue, so flew over; the trip also gave Debbie the chance to see her family in Kent for the first time in ages. 

This was the first time I`d been to London in over 20yrs, we decided not to do museums, but just to have a general walkabout - The Strand, Covent Garden, along the Thames embankment, then we crossed over at the Houses of Parliment to the old GLC building then walked along that bank to the next bridge and crossed back. We made our way to the Abbey, but still had 40mins to kill, so wandered down Whitehall to the Cenotaph, then back past the entrance to Downing Street and into the Abbey for the Evensong.

Being the capital, of course you can`t help but trip over numerous memorials to the UKs military past, I didn`t intend to photograph any, but ended up taking a few images:

Memorial to the Camel Corps

Situated in Embankment Gardens on the opposite side of the road, not far from Cleopatra`s Needle

This next set are situated on a lawn near New Scotland Yard

Korean War Memorial

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Trenchard 

Father of the RAF

Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial

Chindit Memorial

Situated of the opposite bank to Parliament

Memorial to Agents of the SOE

With plaques dedicated to European resistance groups

Whitehall

The Cenotaph

Field Marshal Montgomery

Field Marshal Alan Brooke

Field Marshal William Slim

Opposite Parliament

Filed Marshal Jan Smutts

Former Boer General

There were of course many over historic luminaries - Lincoln, Gandhi, Mandella, Churchill (of course), Cromwell and in Whitehall - Douglas Haig. Some of these probably deserve a photo, other less so, but I was tired and hungry after a whole day of wandering the streets of the capital and I also felt my long suffering wife deserved a break. 

I also didn`t take a photo of the tomb of the unknown soldier in the Abbey as I felt that would be disrespectful.

Late in the evening whilst heading back down The Strand to Charing Cross, I did spot this interesting plaque.