Sites of Memory
Find out more about the partner memorials, which will connect the global history and stories of slavery across London, the UK and the world.
About Sites of Memory
Alongside The Wake in London Docklands, there will be partner memorials – or Sites of Memory.
These Sites of Memory will connect with different stories of slavery across London, the UK and the world. Through the sites, the memorial will bring to life the weight of this history and how the legacy of the slave trade in London is global.
A programme to support Londoners to research and nominate London locations for satellite sites is in development.
In July 2025, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Mayor of Accra Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey announced that Accra, Ghana, will be the site of a partner memorial. Freetown in Sierra Leone was also announced as joining the global network of memorial sites.
All partner memorials will involve programmes educating future generations about the connections between London’s wealth and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The new partner memorial in Accra will recognise the lasting and devastating impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and stand testament to the one million people who were trafficked from the Gold Coast (present day Ghana) across the world.
See more on London's memorial to victims of transatlantic slavery
An immersive sculpture offering communities in London a space to gather, listen, reflect and remember the victims of transatlantic slavery.
Find out why London’s getting a new memorial and how we're developing it with key partners and communities.
