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The Poppies of London

October 13, 2014 by Lin Kerr 1 Comment

THE BLOOD SWEPT FIELDS AND SEAS OF RED WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD By 11 November  2014, the centenary of the outbreak of WW1, the moat around the Tower of London will be filled with 888,246 ceramic poppies, each one representing a life that was lost from the British Empire during World War One. Each evening at sunset, The Last Post will be played and the names of 180 people who were killed will be called out as The Tower of London remembers. The words, "The blood swept fields and seas … [Read more...]

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