A few years ago, you may remember the appearance of a dramatic installation of poppies in the moat of the Tower of London. I was lucky enough to see it several times.
As a mark of respect for my great grandfather, who was killed during World War I, I bought a poppy.
There is now a project aiming to map where all the poppies from the moat ended up.
Here's one of my images of the poppies in situ.
The Where Are The Poppies Now project invites members of the public who bought one of the ceramic flowers to 'pin' its location and describe what it represents to them.
A total of 888,246 poppies - one for every British military fatality during the conflict - were created by artist Paul Cummins for the Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red art installation in 2014.
They were planted around the central London landmark in a vast installation that brought huge crowds and helped many to understand the extent of the sacrifice and loss of life during the war.
So, WHERE ARE THE POPPIES NOW?
Map your poppy now.
As a mark of respect for my great grandfather, who was killed during World War I, I bought a poppy.
There is now a project aiming to map where all the poppies from the moat ended up.
Here's one of my images of the poppies in situ.
The Where Are The Poppies Now project invites members of the public who bought one of the ceramic flowers to 'pin' its location and describe what it represents to them.
A total of 888,246 poppies - one for every British military fatality during the conflict - were created by artist Paul Cummins for the Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red art installation in 2014.
They were planted around the central London landmark in a vast installation that brought huge crowds and helped many to understand the extent of the sacrifice and loss of life during the war.
So, WHERE ARE THE POPPIES NOW?
Map your poppy now.
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