Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red [SEP] inception
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was a public art installation created in the moat of the Tower of London, England, between July and November 2014. It commemorated the centenary of the outbreak of World War I and consisted of 888,246 ceramic red poppies, each intended to represent one British or Colonial serviceman killed in the War. The ceramic artist was Paul Cummins, with conceptual design by the stage designer Tom Piper. The work's title was taken from the first line of a
from Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster saw from 13th April 2019 nine banners hung from the front of St George’s Hall, featuring the images of the 96 who lost their lives, along with the powerful words ‘Never Forgotten’ on the Monday morning 15th April, 96 lanterns were lit on the steps of the Hall, and members of the public payed their respects and left tributes.
Organ and organists.
The organ was built by Henry Willis and