The Cutty Sark, the historic ship and tourist attraction in London’s Greenwich, is undergoing a major conservation project, which will culminate at the end of next year with a visitor centre and ...

G REENWICH, ENGLAND — Technology, rot and now fire have caught up with the Cutty Sark, the graceful clipper ship built in the 19th century to speed fresh tea from China to Britain's tables. After a ...

Seventy years after Cutty Sark made its final voyage, historians are now looking to hear from anyone who remembers the day it was towed into its final location. The British tea clipper ship was ...

The Cutty Sark – the world’s most iconic tea clipper – is officially open to visitors again following a £50million restoration project. Yahoo! News was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of the ...

The Cutty Sark has survived the battering of ocean waves, ferocious storms and a raging fire - but there is to be yet more drama on board the world's sole remaining tea clipper, with the opening of a ...

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Originally intended to transport tea from China to Britain in the 1870s, the 900-tonne Cutty Sark was built in 1869 by Scott & Linton in Dumbarton. As one of the last tea clippers to be constructed, ...

As part of the capital’s rich and diverse culture, Londoners are lucky enough to have four UNESCO World Heritage Sites right on their doorsteps. One of these gems sits on the south bank of the Thames ...

One of Britain’s most cherished maritime treasures will complete a miraculous rise from the ashes when it reopens to the public later this week. The Cutty Sark was devastated by fire in May 2007 but a ...

Braving the high seas and undertaking physically demanding work, the crew of the Cutty Sark might have expected pay to match. Instead, by 1882 the men who sailed what was once Britain’s fastest ship ...

The Cutty Sark, the historic ship and tourist attraction in London’s Greenwich, is undergoing a major conservation project, which will culminate at the end of next year with a visitor centre and ...