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7 July Permanent Memorial Design Unveiled

4th August 2008

The final design for the permanent Memorial to the 52 victims killed in the London bombings on 7 July 2005 has been unveiled.

The design comprises 52 pillars (stelae), each representing one of the victims. They are grouped together in four inter-linking clusters reflecting the four incidents, with each stele bearing an inscription of the date and location of the particular incident that its cluster represents. It will be situated in the South East corner of Hyde Park, close to Park Lane and Lover's Walk.

A plaque, listing the names of the murdered victims, will be sited in the grass bank at the far eastern end of the Memorial.

The Memorial has been created by a Design Team which has worked in close consultation with representatives of the bereaved families and advisors from The Royal Parks.

The design team is led by architects Carmody Groarke and includes Landscape Institute Registered Practice, Colvin and Moggridge.

Subject to planning permission, work on the Memorial is expected to begin on the site in the autumn, with an official unveiling on 7 July 2009.