Memorials & monuments · London
National Covid Memorial Wall
National Covid Memorial Wall — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
Stephen Craven — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
National Covid Memorial Wall is a memorial located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The National Covid Memorial Wall in London is a public memorial painted by volunteers to commemorate victims of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Started in March 2021 and stretching more than one-third of a mile (540 metres) along the South Bank of the River Thames, opposite the Palace of Westminster, the memorial consists of over 250,000 red hearts, one for each person in the United Kingdom who died with COVID-19 on their death certificate. In June 2025, The National Covid Memorial Wall became a registered charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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Background
History
The memorial wall was conceived and created by the campaign group Led By Donkeys working in collaboration with Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice. Bereaved families filled these hearts with messages and the names of lost loved ones, with more continuing to be added over subsequent months. it gained widespread support and public recognition. What had been intended as a temporary artistic interpretation of the devastating death toll had become something far more than that, but the Posca pens used to create it were not designed to withstand the elements, and within weeks, the wall of hearts had begun to fade. In August 2021, a small group of bereaved women got together and committed to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5000, -0.1201
- District
- Lambeth
- Parish
- Lambeth, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 7PB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Official site
- paddingtonbearexperience.com
Sources
- osm: node/9318398386 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: National Covid Memorial Wall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is National Covid Memorial Wall?
- National Covid Memorial Wall is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 7PB), in the parish of Lambeth, unparished area.
- Who owns National Covid Memorial Wall?
- National Covid Memorial Wall is owned by | accession =.
- Is National Covid Memorial Wall free to visit?
- Yes, National Covid Memorial Wall is free to enter.
- How do I get to National Covid Memorial Wall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 7PB. It sits within the Vauxhall and Camberwell Green parliamentary constituency.