The Bazalgette Embankment is an embankment on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of London. It was created in 2025. Named for the engineer Joseph Bazalgette,[1] it is the first embankment created in London in 150 years.[1] Part of seven planned embankments created by the construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel,[1] it is 250 meters in length and was designed by the architects Hawkins\Brown. [2]
It is situated next to Victoria Embankment, to the west of Blackfriars Bridge.[1] The embankment features five permanent concrete sculptures by Nathan Coley:[3] Stage, Zig Zag, Waterwall, Twins, and Kicker.[3] Coley described his sculptures as "... chunky, abstract, brooding objects that don't reference anyone or anything. They can be joyful, beautiful and brutal at the same time."[2] The Bazalgette Embankment also features 71 trees and 3,000 plants.[4]
The Bazalgette Embankment was visited by King Charles III on 7 May 2025. He arrived by the Thames Clipper water bus.[4]
