Yesterday Sue and I took the opportunity of being in central London with a free afternoon to visit the World War one memorial at the Tower of London. The design which consists of 888,246 handmade ceramic poppies (one for each British Military death during WW1) takes up the entire moat. The last poppy will be added at 1100 on the 11th November the date and time of the armistice signing in 1918.
The work, Blood swept lands and seas of red, by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper is a truly moving sight and has captured the imagination of both Londoners and Visitors alike and such has been the demand to see it that it has at times strained the capacity of the site to cope.
After 11th November the poppies will be removed. Each has already been sold and has raised millions of pounds for armed forces charities.
Pete's Favourite Things 