The Bazalgette Embankment is an embankment on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of London. It was created in 2025. Named for the engineer Joseph Bazalgette,[1] it is the first embankment created in London in 150 years.[1] Part of seven planned embankments created by the construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel,[1] it is 250 meters in length and was designed by the architects Hawkins\Brown. [2]
It is situated next to Victoria Embankment, to the west of Blackfriars Bridge.[1] The embankment features five permanent concrete sculptures by Nathan Coley:[3] Stage, Zig Zag, Waterwall, Twins, and Kicker.[3] Coley described his sculptures as "... chunky, abstract, brooding objects that don't reference anyone or anything. They can be joyful, beautiful and brutal at the same time."[2] The Bazalgette Embankment also features 71 trees and 3,000 plants.[4]
The Bazalgette Embankment was visited by King Charles III on 7 May 2025. He arrived by the Thames Clipper water bus.[4]
Gallery
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Ventilation shafts
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Monoliths
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An inscribed manhole cover
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Lion mooring ring and foliage
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Waterwall sculpture
References
- ^ a b c d "City Corporation names London's first new embankment in 150 years". City of London Corporation. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b Wainwright, Oliver (12 August 2025). "World's swankiest manhole covers? A thrilling tour of the new embankments concealing London's £4.6bn super sewer". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Stages by Nathan Coley". Tideway. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b "The King boards Thames Clipper to visit the Tideway Tunnel Project". British royal family website. British royal family. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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