Putney Sculpture Trail encompasses nine sculptures by British sculptor Alan Thornhill

Alan Thornhill

Alan Thornhill is a British artist and sculptor whose long association with clay developed from pottery into sculpture. His evolved methods of working enabled the dispensing of the sculptural armature to allow improvisation, whilst his portraiture challenges notions of normality through rigorous...

 which are permanently publicly sited along the south side of the River Thames

River Thames

The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...

 to either side of Putney

Putney

Putney is a district in south-west London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....

 Bridge, in the borough of Wandsworth

Wandsworth

Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...

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They are located between Leaders Gardens to the west and Prospect Quay/Riverside Quarter to the east - a distance of approximately one mile. With the exception of Load which was unveiled in 1989, the sculptures were officially launched on 14 September 2008.

• Exodus - in centre of Leaders Gardens at the end of The Embankment/Festing Road
• Horizontal Ambiguity -Embankment/Dukes Head, Thames Place
• Load - riverside, outside restaurant on junction of Lower Richmond Road and The Embankment
• The Turning Point - junction of Putney Bridge Road and Putney High Street
• Punch and Judy - Putney Wharf riverside near slipway/end of Brewhouse Street
• Motherfigure - Putney Wharf riverside, from Deodar Road footpath entrance
• Nexus - Wandsworth Park
  Wandsworth Park
  Wandsworth Park is an urban park in the Putney district of London, England. It is one of two Grade II listed parks in London, the other being Battersea Park. The park is situated along the south bank of the River Thames and bordered to the south by Putney Bridge Road. To the west it backs on to...
  
  , on southernmost path (running parallel with Putney Bridge Road)
• Pygmalion - Wandsworth Park riverside, near entrance from Prospect Quay and Riverside Quarter
• Fall - Prospect Quay/Riverside Quarter

External links

• Sculpture Trail map