Torches at The Tower of London

This evening after work I diverted en route home to go and see the 10,000 torches on display in the moat at the Tower. It was pretty spectacular and I am glad I went. It is there to celebrate (if that is the right word), the centenary of the armistice. 

Time Out said the following: "Four years ago, the centenary of the outbreak of WWI was marked by the Tower of London in spectacular style. ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’, an art installation by Paul Cummins, filled the Tower’s moat with 888,246 ceramic poppies – one for each person from Britain and its then colonies who lost their life in the war. Over four months, around 4 million people visited the display.
This weekend, there’s another centenary: on November 11, it will have been 100 years to the day since the Armistice of 1918 brought the fighting to an end. And once again, the Tower is marking the occasion. Last night, a team including Beefeaters and other members of the armed forces lit around 10,000 torches in the moat, accompanied by a sound installation of singing and poetry. A minute’s silence was also observed."