10 PARK LANE A4202 PARK LANE A4202 Her Majesty The Queen inaugurated The Memorial Gates in 2002. 9 They are situated at the Hyde Park Corner end of Constitution Hill, close to Buckingham Palace in London and commemorate the Armed Forces of the British Empire from Africa, the Caribbean and Hyde Park the five regions of the Indian subcontinent – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka who served in the Two World Wars. Built: 2002 Design: Liam O’Connor. We hope that you will find this guide helpful, whether as part of an educational project or simply to discover some of the most evocative memorials in London all a short walk from The Memorial Gates. 7 SERPENTINE ROAD www.memorial-gates-london.org.uk A4202 8 A4 PICCADILLY PICCADILLY 1 SOUTH CARRIAGE DRIVE 2 0 50m 100m 150m 200m Hyde Park Corner 3 Green A302 underground station Park E (approx) 6 C G A 4 L MG KNIGHTSBRIDGE A4 R P 11 O S N V O T CONSTITUTION HILL E G MG N N O 5 LI R R L O E N T P F W E N L O V E A KE S C C U S E D Buckingham Palace Gardens O E R R (Not open to the public) G C 1 RAF Bomber Command 5 Australian War Memorial 9 7 July Memorial Memorial To commemorate the 102,000 A permanent memorial to Commemorating the aircrews Australian dead of the First honour the victims of the who embarked on missions and Second World Wars 7 July 2005 London Bombings during the Second World War Built: 2003 Built: 2009 Built: 2012 Design: Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Design: Carmody Groarke Design: Liam O’Connor and Janet Laurence and Arup and Philip Jackson 6 Royal Artillery Memorial 10 Animals in War Memorial 2 New Zealand War Memorial Dedicated to casualties from A memorial to the countless War memorial to the war dead the Royal Regiment of Artillery animals that have served and of NZ in both World Wars in the First World War died under British military Built: 2006 Built: 1925 command throughout history Design: Architect John Design: Charles Jagger Built: 2004 Hardwick-Smith and sculptor and Lionel Pearson Design: David Backhouse Paul Dibble 7 Cavalry Memorial 11 Canada Memorial 3 Machine Gun Corps In memory of members of In memory of one million Memorial Cavalry Regiments killed in Canadians who served with Memorial to the dead of World War I British forces during the two the Machine Gun Corps Built: 1924 World Wars in the First World War Design: Adrian Jones Built: 1994 Built: 1925 and Sir John Burnet Design: Pierre Granche Design: Francis Derwent Wood 8 Holocaust Memorial Garden 4 Wellington Arch The first public memorial in UK Also known as Constitution Arch to victims of the Holocaust and to commemorate Britain’s Built: 1983 victories in the Napoleonic Wars Design: Mark Badger, Built: 1826-30 Richard Seifert and Derek Design: Decimus Burton Lovejoy and Partners www.cobrafoundation.com Images: With thanks to Wikipedia Map design: jacksonbone.co.uk Map Wikipedia to thanks Images: With This map has been prepared with support from the Cobra Beer Partnership and the Cobra Foundation..