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Tower of London Remembers

In early August 2014, Paul Cummins (ceramic artist) and Tom Piper (stage designer) started to install an amazing art work as a tribute to our fallen heros in World War I. This evolving installation titled "Blood Swpet Lands and Seas of RED" took form in the Tower of London's famous moat thanks to hundreds of volunteers planting the poppies part of the Tower of London Remembers project.

On Armistice Day (11th November), the last poppy will be planted making a total of 888,246 poppies, each one representing one of the British military fatalities during World War I.

As I live so close to the Tower of London, I have created a photo-study of the poppies. Additionally, on one Sunday morning, I volunteered and planted some of the poppies on the east side of the moat.

Planting poppies by Tower Bridge / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Planting poppies by Tower Bridge

Planting poppies by Tower Bridge

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Arch of ceramic poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Arch of ceramic poppies

Arch of ceramic poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Sea of Red / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Sea of Red

Sea of Red

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Three Poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Three Poppies

Three Poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Cascading poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Cascading poppies

Cascading poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Volunteers planting poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Volunteers planting poppies

Volunteers planting poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Box of poppies & Stack of stems / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Box of poppies & Stack of stems

Box of poppies & Stack of stems

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Tom Piper arranging poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Tom Piper arranging poppies

Tom Piper arranging poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppies and Shadows / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppies and Shadows

Poppies and Shadows

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Early planting / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Early planting

Early planting

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppies & Lamp post / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppies & Lamp post

Poppies & Lamp post

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppies and The Shard / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppies and The Shard

Poppies and The Shard

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Single Ceramic Poppy / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Single Ceramic Poppy

Single Ceramic Poppy

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Growing grass amongst the poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Growing grass amongst the poppies

Growing grass amongst the poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Cascading poppies in the sunlight / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Cascading poppies in the sunlight

Cascading poppies in the sunlight

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Tall poppies against a Sea of Red / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Tall poppies against a Sea of Red

Tall poppies against a Sea of Red

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppies by the Tower of London entrance / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppies by the Tower of London entrance

Poppies by the Tower of London entrance

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppies and Tower wall / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppies and Tower wall

Poppies and Tower wall

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Tall poppies and cascading poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Tall poppies and cascading poppies

Tall poppies and cascading poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppies in bright sunlight / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppies in bright sunlight

Poppies in bright sunlight

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppies and clouds / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppies and clouds

Poppies and clouds

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Close-up cemaric poppy / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Close-up cemaric poppy

Close-up cemaric poppy

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppy stems / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppy stems

Poppy stems

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Planting tools / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Planting tools

Planting tools

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Seas of Red / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Seas of Red

Seas of Red

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Roiund the corner / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Roiund the corner

Roiund the corner

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

The Mound / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

The Mound

The Mound

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppy against the wall / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppy against the wall

Poppy against the wall

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Looking down / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Looking down

Looking down

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Evening sunlight on the poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Evening sunlight on the poppies

Evening sunlight on the poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Down on a tall poppy / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Down on a tall poppy

Down on a tall poppy

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

The north side of the moat / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

The north side of the moat

The north side of the moat

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Grass growing through the poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Grass growing through the poppies

Grass growing through the poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Masses of poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Masses of poppies

Masses of poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Layers of poppies / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Layers of poppies

Layers of poppies

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Poppies by the entrance / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Poppies by the entrance

Poppies by the entrance

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Sea of poppies by Tower Bridge / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Sea of poppies by Tower Bridge

Sea of poppies by Tower Bridge

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Reading the Roll of Honour / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Reading the Roll of Honour

Reading the Roll of Honour

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Honouring the Fallen / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Honouring the Fallen

Honouring the Fallen

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London

Last Post / In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of

Last Post

Last Post

In celebration of the 100 years stince the start of World War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, have started the installation of "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" in the famous moat of the Tower of London