Exeter Cathedral Puts On A Stunning Remembrance Display

One of Britain's grandest cathedrals has been wreathed in tens of thousands of homemade poppies.

Each poppy marks one of the fallen who came from the area in the First World War.

These stunning images show Exeter Cathedral covered with 34,000 poppies to mark Remembrance Day and pay tribute to all who lost their lives from the Westcountry during the conflict.

They were originally made as a "people's tribute" by members of the public to mark the centenary of the Great War at the Devon County Show.

But the poppies were so impressive that they have now been put on display at the Gothic cathedral.

The total represents those lost from Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset and the exhibition, which opened on Monday, October 30th, will run throughout the Remembrance weekend until Tuesday, November 14th.

The commemoration was the idea of Deborah Baker, Chief Steward of the Crafts and Gardens Show feature at Devon County Show.

She said: "Each poppy displayed represents a person lost, each poppy is individual, as were the people lost.

"The numbers mean little until you see the scale of the display. I am immensely grateful to everyone who helped with the project."

"The stories that were sent in with some of the poppies were the most moving tribute to people's parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and the enormity of the War was really brought home.

"Some families had entire generations taken from them - and so many of those people lost were so young.

"I'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone, young and old, who contributed to the display from all corners of the county. One woman even sent me a photograph from Gran Canaria where she was knitting.

"I hope that people realise that their small, individual contributions have, when gathered together, created an impressive display."