Poppies: Wave at CWGC Plymouth Naval Memorial

If you haven’t seen Poppies: Wave on Plymouth Hoe yet, it is well worth a visit before it moves on to the next venue on the tour. Artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper unveiled their incredible Poppies: Wave at CWGC Plymouth Naval Memorial in August – the first time the sculpture has been fixed to a monument dedicated to remembering the war dead of the two world wars.

Wave is one of two sculptures taken from the installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red which was originally displayed at HM Tower of London in 2014 incorporating 888,246 poppies -  one for every British or Colonial life lost at the Front during the First World War.

The CWGC Plymouth Naval Memorial was built and is maintained by the Commission to commemorate almost 7,300 servicemen and women of the First World War who have no known grave but the sea.

The sculpture will be open until 19 November, with volunteers trained by the CWGC on hand from 10am to 6pm daily to tell the story of the Wave, the Commission and its memorial. The iconic poppy sculpture is part of the UK-wide tour organised by 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary.