Our photographer Neil Cross was among those down at the Flag Market paying their respects.
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A two-minute silence took place across the country at 11am
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Today marked 102 years since the first two-minute silence was observed on Armistice Day, November 11 1919.
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Young and old paid their respects at the Flag Market
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Each year, the two-minute silence marks the end of the four-year conflict in 1918 where an agreement between Germany and the Allies was made “on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month”.