Our next call was at Greenwich. The Naval College was built around 1700 as a home for retired and destitute … More
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Tall Ships Festival (4)
Another highlight of my day at the Tall Ships Festival was some smaller barges which was also present on the … More
Tall Ships Festival (3)
Dar Mlodziezy moored at Greenwich Penninsular Dar Mlodziezy (The gift of youth) is one of six ships of this design … More
Tall Ships Festival (2)
Onto the main site at Greenwich waterfront. The Tolkien was built in East Germany as a motorised tug boat. After … More
Tall Ships Festival (1)
A visit this weekend to the Tall Ships festival at Greenwich My first stop was Woolwich Riverfront where some of … More
Cutty Sark (8): Images of a ship
“Cutty Sark June 2012” by Lauair -Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:Cutty_Sark_June_2012.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Cutty_Sark_June_2012.jpg
Cutty Sark (7)
The Cutty Sark was built for speed and nowhere do you get a better feeling of this than when looking … More
Cutty Sark (4) Seamans quarters
In order to maximise space in the holds, the seaman’s quarters were built in bunk blocks on the main deck. … More
Cutty Sark (3)
The Cutty Sark is 212 ft long and has a draft of only 21ft
Cutty Sark (2): What is a Cutty Sark?
A cutty sark is a name given in lowland Scotland to a short shift worn by ladies. The most famous … More
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