Not at all Tudor related, but I was heartbroken to see the fire on the Cutty Sark this morning. The good news is that about 50% of the ship was away for restoration. The bad news is that right now the fire is being treated as “suspicious”.
I’ve visited the ship twice, although I’ve never actually gone aboard for some silly reason. The picture above goes to the Greenwich set from my 2003 trip, which includes a few photos the ship.
Here’s a link to an article at BBC News
And here is a link to the Cutty Sark Trust.
Update September 2008
From The Times:
The fire that engulfed the Cutty Sark last May, resulting in
Thanks for making me aware of this. I’ve made a post on my blog in which I link to a video of the fire, as well as a few other relevant pages.
Joe, I hate to be the bearer of bad news!
Let’s just hope that they are able to catch the person/people who did this if it does turn out to be arson. Although this is a tragedy no matter what, I would feel a lot better if it turned out to just be a horrible accident.