Take a tour of a British poppy factory
A single factory in west London has been turning out all of Britain's Remembrance Day poppies for the past 90 years
Primary school students, from left, Phoebe Dukes, Georgia May and Grace McGinty make poppy wreaths on a class trip to the British Legion Poppy Factory in west London.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
Newly cut poppy petals roll off the cutting machine at the factory in Richmond, west London. The factory has been making poppies, crosses and wreaths for almost 90 years for the British Legions annual Remembrance Day appeal to honour the war dead.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
Newly cut poppy blanks roll off a machine in the Richmond, west London, factory.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
A worker at the British Legion Poppy Factory assembles a lapel poppy.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
Completed poppies are piled at the Poppy Factory in Richmond, west London.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
Terry Nutbeam, who has worked at the British Legion Poppy Factory for almost 23 years, cuts poppy petals for large wreaths.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
Forbes George, who has worked at the British Legion Poppy Factory for almost 33 years, creates a poppy wreath.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
Tommy Horsecroft, who has worked at the British Legion Poppy Factory for 25 years, stacks wreaths at the facility in west London.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
An worker attaches poppies to Remembrance crosses at the British Legion Poppy Factory.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
Completed Remembrance crosses fill a container at the British Legion Poppy Factory.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS