Photography — 1969
Cutty Sark in Greenwich
This is a photograph of the 19th-century tea clipper, Cutty Sark, at Greenwich in South East London, where it has sat in dry dock since 1957.
Designed by Hercules Linton, the ship was built in 1869 and embarked on its maiden voyage the following year. Over 200 feet-long, Cutty Sark was used in the trading of tea and made several trips to China. During the Second World War, the ship was used for training and it was later moored at the Festival of Britain in 1951.
In 2007 a fire broke out on the ship, while it was under-going conservation work. A popular London tourist attraction, the Grade I listed vessel reopened in 2012.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- HG2572/81
- Object name:
- Cutty Sark in Greenwich
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Grant, Henry
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- Production date:
- 1969
- Material:
cellulose acetate
- Measurements/duration:
- 6 x 6
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Purchased with V&A Purchase Grant Fund support.
- Copyright holder:
London Museum
- Image credit:
© Henry Grant Collection/London Museum
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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