Dan Barton's 'Standing with Giants' returns to Waddesdon Manor

BGUK_3735032 - Standing with Giants D-Day 1476: For Your Tomorrow installation at Waddesdon Manor. Set against the landscape, 1,476 life-sized figures commemorate the lives lost under British command on D-Day, creating a powerful space for remembrance and reflection. New figures for 2026 bring even more individual stories to this poignant installation. The display is created in partnership with Standing With Giants, a community-based project which works to raise understanding and appreciation of our freedom and to remember and pay tribute to those who gave their lives so we could live ours today. In this third year of display, new figures will be unveiled within the 1,476. These include Beach Masters, Dog Handlers, Royal Navy Officers, Tank Crew, Merchant Navy personnel and Royal Engineers. Reflecting the broader story of the Normandy Campaign, 40 additional silhouettes representing British Commando Frogmen and personnel serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps are also be included. In September 1939, Waddesdon Manor was transformed for the arrival of 100 evacuee children from Croydon, making the House their home during one of the most uncertain periods in history.