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| Tower of London poppies tour: North of England to host displays | Tower of London poppies tour: North of England to host displays |
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| Thousands of ceramic poppies used in the Tower of London installation are to go on display across the north of England, it has been announced. | Thousands of ceramic poppies used in the Tower of London installation are to go on display across the north of England, it has been announced. |
| The cascade - or weeping window - section will be shown at St George's Hall in Liverpool and Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland. | The cascade - or weeping window - section will be shown at St George's Hall in Liverpool and Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland. |
| Yorkshire Sculpture Park will host the arch segment, also known as the wave. | Yorkshire Sculpture Park will host the arch segment, also known as the wave. |
| The installation, which marked 100 years since the start of World War One, drew more than five million visitors. | The installation, which marked 100 years since the start of World War One, drew more than five million visitors. |
| Culture Secretary John Whittingdale said: "This is art at its most powerful and it is only right that everyone should have the chance to see them." | Culture Secretary John Whittingdale said: "This is art at its most powerful and it is only right that everyone should have the chance to see them." |
| The installation included 888,246 ceramic poppies, with each representing each death in the British and Colonial forces between 1914 and 1918. | The installation included 888,246 ceramic poppies, with each representing each death in the British and Colonial forces between 1914 and 1918. |
| It was created by Derbyshire artist Paul Cummins and theatre designer Tom Piper, and was named Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red after a line written by a soldier who died in Belgium. | |
| A total of £9m was raised for six military service charities after most of the poppies, which were handmade in Derby, were sold to members of the public for £25 each. | A total of £9m was raised for six military service charities after most of the poppies, which were handmade in Derby, were sold to members of the public for £25 each. |
| Wave and the Weeping Window, which together have more than 10,000 ceramic poppies, were bought for the nation last year by the charities Backstage Trust and the Clore Duffield Foundation. | Wave and the Weeping Window, which together have more than 10,000 ceramic poppies, were bought for the nation last year by the charities Backstage Trust and the Clore Duffield Foundation. |
| Other locations can bid next year to host the ceramic poppies in 2017 and 2018, before they are permanently homed at the Imperial War Museums in London and Manchester. | Other locations can bid next year to host the ceramic poppies in 2017 and 2018, before they are permanently homed at the Imperial War Museums in London and Manchester. |
| 2015 locations | 2015 locations |
| Wave: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, September 2015 - January 2016 | Wave: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, September 2015 - January 2016 |
| Weeping Window | Weeping Window |
| Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland, September - October 2015 | Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland, September - October 2015 |
| St George's Hall, Liverpool, November 2015 - January 2016 | St George's Hall, Liverpool, November 2015 - January 2016 |
| Source: 14-18 Now | Source: 14-18 Now |
| World War One Centenary | World War One Centenary |