SKETCH AT THE TOWER OF LONDON, POPPIES IN THE MOAT

AUGUST 2014 - AT HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL PALACE AND FORTRESS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TOWER OF LONDON, ONE OF THE HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES IN THE UK

I went along to see the ceramic Poppies in the moat, and did a sketch in watercolour and crayon.
The Poppies are placed in remembrance of the 888,246 British and Commonwealth Military dead during the First World War (and that of course does not include all the civilian dead).   This sketch is  in my Moleskin sketchbook, which holds all my recent drawings as part of my Urban Sketchers London journal.

Tower of London moat with poppies

After drawing the Poppies I walked into Trinity Square Gardens, a nice quite spot with another memorial, this time to the Mariners and Fishermen fatalities during both World Wars;  I did another sketch of the green space, with the pigeons and crows, and a few people enjoying the sunshine.

Trinity Square Gardens, sketch, City of London