SeeMemorial

The Cenotaph

The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as the United Kingdom's national memorial to the dead of Britain and the British Empire of the First World War. It was rededicated in 1946 to include those of the Second World War, and has since come to represent the Commonwealth casualties from those and later conflicts.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wheelchair accessible

history

Address: Parliament Street
Phone: +443703331181
Website: english-heritage.org.uk (opens in a new tab)

Directions Suggest a nearby place

Also listed in Overture Maps open data.

Updated 29 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

Close by

DrinkWestminster
The Red Lion
The Prime Minister's Local
A good place to see politicians and political commentators. The pub television shows (muted) debates from the House of Commons, and division bell rings here to summon Members of Parliament to vote on important issues in Parliament.
Mon–Sat 11AM–11PM; Sun noon–9PM
SeeMemorial
Monty
The statue of Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein is located outside the Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall, London, United Kingdom. It was designed by Oscar Nemon and stands alongside statues of William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim and Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.
Wheelchair accessible
SeeMemorial
The Women of WWII
The Monument to the Women of World War II is a British national war memorial situated on Whitehall in London next to the Cenotaph at the end of Downing Street. The sculpture represents the wartime contributions of over seven million women, including 650,000 who joined military services. It is a 6.7-metre (22 ft) tall hollow bronze resembling a coat rack representing Winston Churchill's call 'Let the Women Come Forward', the idea being that women left their normal lives to fight for survival in any role necessary.
Wheelchair accessible
SeeMonument
The Women of World War II
Whitehall