National Police Memorial, Police memorial and sculpture in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.
The National Police Memorial is a glass column on The Mall in Westminster, dedicated to British police officers who lost their lives on duty. It is built from stacked glass sheets forming a tall upright structure, set alongside a dark metal enclosure and a small pool of water at its base.
The memorial came about following the death of a police officer in 1984, which led to a long campaign for a national monument to those who died in service. It was eventually unveiled by the Queen and became the official national site of remembrance for British officers killed on duty.
The names of officers who died in service are recorded on a roll that spans centuries, visible to anyone who visits. People from across the country come here to pay their respects, and the space draws both police families and ordinary members of the public.
The memorial stands on The Mall, close to Buckingham Palace, and is easy to reach on foot from several central tube stations. The area around the glass column is flat and accessible for visitors with limited mobility.
The glass column is made from several hundred individual sheets stacked on top of each other, giving it a weight that is hard to imagine from its transparent appearance. Below the dark metal enclosure there is an underground shaft that forms a key part of the structure but remains hidden from view.
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