An online petition to have a memorial bench for comedian Rik Mayall placed in Hammersmith has paid off, with a new bench provided by H&F Council.
The bench, at the junction of Hammersmith Bridge Road and Queen Caroline Street, bears the inscription: “In Memory of The Man, The Myth, The Legend”.
At the unveiling, a tribute written by Mayall’s Young Ones co-star Nigel Planer was read, along with those from fans of the comedian.
Hammersmith and Fulham councillor Wesley Harcourt says: “Bottom was set here, with the opening credits filmed on a bench in Hammersmith Broadway.
“That bench was later moved, so it seems right to put a new bench near the spot in memory of a great comic actor.”
The petition, addressed to Hammersmith and Fulham Council, followed the appearance of an English Heritage style blue plaque paying tribute to the comedian on Hammersmith Broadway following his sudden death on Monday June 9.