I was in London last week and decided to make a visit to the Imperial War Museum to see the Weeping Window…..a cascade of several thousand ceramic poppies created in 2014 for the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation at the Tower of London.
Once the installation was uninstalled most of the poppies were sold off to the public and some went on tour around the country to various landmarks.
14-18 NOW is bringing the two sculptures Wave and Weeping Window to audiences across the UK as part of the Poppies Tour. The sculptures are free to view.
Sadly the tour is just about over but click here to see the various places they were installed between 2014 and now
https://www.wherearethepoppiesnow.org.uk/poppy-tour/
Seeing the poppies once again was so poignant and brought back memories of the day I helped to plant some of them at the Tower of London’s moat back in 2014, as well as the finale on November 11th when, during a very moving ceremony, they planted the final poppy after roll-call.
Tower of London poppies
Tower of London poppies (taken when I still did 3 days in London)
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London 11.11.2014
The Weeping Window installation will be at the Imperial War Museum until the 18th November 2018
https://www.1418now.org.uk/commissions/poppies-weeping-window-iwm-london/
Nearest tube station: Lambeth North on the Bakerloo line
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