Putney Sculpture Trail

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Putney Embankment, London, UK

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N51° 28' 13.44" W0° 13' 19.56"   (51.4704, -0.2221) Start navigation »

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Putney Sculpture Trail encompasses nine sculptures by British sculptor Alan Thornhill which are permanently publicly sited along the south side of the River Thames to either side of Putney Bridge, in the borough of Wandsworth.
They are located between Leaders Gardens to the west and Prospect Quay/Riverside Quarter to the east – a distance of approximately one mile. The first sculpture, Load, was unveiled in 1989. The others were publicly launched on 14 September 2008.
Exodus – in centre of Leaders Gardens at the end of The Embankment/Festing Road
Horizontal Ambiguity – Embankment/Dukes Head, Thames Place
Load – riverside, outside restaurant on junction of Lower Richmond Road and The Embankment
The Turning Point – junction of Putney Bridge Road and Putney High Street
Punch and Judy – Putney Wharf riverside near slipway/end of Brewhouse Street
Motherfigure – Putney Wharf riverside, from Deodar Road footpath entrance
Nexus – Wandsworth Park, on southernmost path (running parallel with Putney Bridge Road)
Pygmalion – Wandsworth Park riverside, near entrance from Prospect Quay and Riverside Quarter
Fall – Prospect Quay/Riverside Quarter

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