The Cutty Sark, Greenwich

摘要

The Cutty Sark is the world's last remaining tea clipper and holds a unique place in many people's hearts, especially the millions that have travelled to Greenwich down the years to visit the vessel. Since 2006 the ship has been closed to the public and undergoing restoration work. Unfortunately a fire delayed the project in 2007, a conflagration that was luckily not as bad as it first appeared. Part of the ongoing conservation work included removing much of the historical contents of the vessel and putting it into storage. Thanks to this and some heroic fire fighting, there was little damage caused to the ship's original fabric.