Lest we forget...
Around the moat of the Tower of London you will notice a sea of red growing... Upon closer inspection, you realise that it's actually a sea of poppies.
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red is an evolving art installation to commemorate the break out of the First World War. With poppies planted daily, they will fill the moat till there are 888,246 in total with the last being 'planted' on the 11th November. Individually handmade, each poppy is unique to represent each and every British fatality during the war.
The installation is so absolutely striking and absolutely worth the visit. I was a little disappointed I wasn't able to get amongst it all but being ceramic I can understand they don't want thousands of people traipsing around potentially breaking or worse, stealing them! It's probably better to be higher up to see the full extent of the installation.
As mentioned the last poppy will be planted on the 11th November so there's time to visit. Interestingly... each day will provide a different 'water line' so it doesn't just have to be the one visit!
Want to take a piece of history home? Each poppy will go on sale at £25 a pop (+p&p) upon completion. Check it out here.
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