Bolan's Rock Shrine

Bolan's Rock Shrine is a memorial to a rock musician at Barnes Common in London, featuring a bust and a stone plaque. Visitors have decorated the area with photographs, texts, and personal objects grouped around the central sculpture.

Fans created the shrine after the musician's fatal car crash in September 1977 near a sycamore tree on this road. The bronze bust was installed later to permanently mark the informal memorial site.

The site draws fans of his music who leave messages and honor his role in British rock. Visitors tend the shrine with fresh flowers and share memories of his songs while standing before the monument.

The shrine stands on a quiet road at the edge of the park and can be reached on foot from Barnes station in a few minutes. The best time to visit is in the morning when fewer people are around and you can linger quietly.

Guitars and sheet music often lean against the plaque as symbolic offerings left by visitors. A bulletin board displays changing photographs from different decades, regularly updated by fans.

Location: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

GPS coordinates: 51.46595,-0.23856

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:26