London to pay tribute to victims of slave trade with memorial, says mayor

Memorial to be built in London’s Docklands, close to warehouses built to house goods produced through slavery

London is to have a memorial commemorating the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, the first such monument of its scale in Britain, the mayor has announced.

The memorial will be built in West India Quay in the capital’s Docklands, close to warehouses that were built to house goods produced through slavery.