Following the Leader (Memorial to the Children Killed in the Blitz)
Following the Leader (Memorial to the Children Killed in the Blitz) is a work of art in Lambeth, Greater London, England. Following the Leader (Memorial to the Children Killed in the Blitz) is situated nearby to Vauxhall Walk Playground, as well as near Vauxhall Gardens Allotments.Photo: Kingmiwok, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: sculpture by Peter Laszlo Peri
- Also known as: “Following the Leader”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vauxhall Gardens and Big Ben.
Vauxhall Gardens
Park
Photo: Samuel Wale, Public domain.
Vauxhall Gardens is a public park in Kennington in the London Borough of Lambeth, England, on the south bank of the River Thames. Originally known as New Spring Gardens, it is believed to have opened before the Restoration of 1660, being mentioned by Samuel Pepys in 1662.
Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Big Ben is situated 1 mile north of Following the Leader (Memorial to the Children Killed in the Blitz).
The Oval
Stadium
Photo: Jguk, Public domain.
The Oval, currently named for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Following the Leader (Memorial to the Children Killed in the Blitz).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vauxhall and St George Wharf.
Vauxhall
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vauxhall is an area of South London, within the London Borough of Lambeth. Named after a medieval manor called Fox Hall, it became well known for the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens.
St George Wharf
Neighborhood
Photo: Jamesbeard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St George Wharf is a riverside development in Vauxhall, Lambeth, London, England, located on the southern bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge.
Kennington Cross
Neighborhood
Photo: Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kennington Cross is a locality in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is at the junction of two major roads, Kennington Lane that links Vauxhall Cross with the Elephant and Castle and Kennington Road that runs from Waterloo to Kennington Park.
Following the Leader (Memorial to the Children Killed in the Blitz)
- Categories: relief sculpture, war memorial, and tourism
- Location: Lambeth, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.48801° or 51° 29′ 17″ northLongitude
-0.12012° or 0° 7′ 12″ westInception
1952Open location code
9C3XFVQH+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 10865780250OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q26160663
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