The River Thames wends for approximately 40 miles through London, touching on 17 boroughs as it does so. Dozens of sculptures dot its banks, and many more lie just a few minutes’ away. To introduce you to just a few of these, we’ve selected one Thames-side work from (almost) every London borough that lies on the river’s banks. We maybe wouldn’t recommend trying to see all 15 sculptures listed here in a single, mammoth trek, but the next time you’re down by the riverside, why not see what the Thames has to offer?
Margaret Damer Dawson Memorial Bird Bath 1933
Charles James Pibworth (1878–1958)
Portland stone
H 138 x W 62 x D 62 cm
Single Form 1961–1964
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) and Morris Singer Art Foundry Ltd (founded 1927)
Bronze
H 312 x W 200 x D 254 cm
General Gordon (1833–1885) 1885–1888
Hamo Thornycroft (1850–1925) and Farmer and Brindley (active 1851–1929) and Moore & Co.
Bronze & Portland stone
H 320 cm
Circumsphere 1998
Chris Marshall and Stephen Lewis (b.1959)
Galvanised steel rods
H 400 x W 400 x D 400 cm
Quantum Cloud 2000
Tube Workers (Structures) Ltd and Antony Gormley (b.1950)
Steel
H 3000 cm
The Line
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Lesley Pover (b.1950) -
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William Mitchell (1925–2020) -
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Tube Workers (Structures) Ltd -
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Chris Marshall
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