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| National Covid Memorial Wall. |
The National Covid Memorial Wall stretches for a third of a mile along the Albert Embankment, from Westminster Bridge to Lambeth Bridge. It was a risky idea as it could be interpreted as criminal damage, as no permission had been granted.
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National Covid Memorial Wall.
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The first hearts began appearing in March 2021, when members of the 'Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Campaign' arrived and began painting hearts on the wall.
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National Covid Memorial Wall.
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At the time of writing there are almost 250,000 hearts painted or drawn onto the wall. The idea being that there be one heart for each person who had Covid listed as a cause of death on their death certificate.
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| A staggering figure, that could have been much worse. |
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National Covid Memorial Wall.
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For someone like me, who along with countless others, worked throughout the pandemic within the NHS, this is a truly calming place to come and reflect.
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National Covid Memorial Wall.
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The wall also has a memorial plaque in memory of the victims of Human BSE (vJCD).
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| Human BSE (vJCD) Memorial. |
Every Friday some of the ten volunteers, members of the 'Friends of the Wall', can be found repaintung the faded hearts and rededicating some of them.
I urge anyone affected, or who lost family, friends or colleagues to Covid, to visit this memorial.
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