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The Cutty Sark is a Grade II listed public house at 6-7 Ballast Quay, Greenwich, London. [1] It was built in the early 19th century, [1] replacing an earlier pub, The Green Man. It was initially called The Union Tavern, but was renamed The Cutty Sark Tavern when the tea clipper came to Greenwich in 1951. [2]
The restoration, re-rigging and preparation for public exhibition was estimated to cost £250,000. [44] Cutty Sark, 8 October 1987 Cutty Sark in Greenwich, October 2003. Cutty Sark was preserved as a museum ship, and has since become a popular tourist attraction, and part of the National Historic Fleet.
Cutty Sark station opened on 3 December 1999 as part of a 4.2-kilometre (3 mi) extension of the DLR from its former southern terminus of Island Gardens southwards to Lewisham. [8] Since its opening, the extension has seen growth as a result of it connecting, along with two National Rail connections, the Canary Wharf financial centre with Greenwich.
In 2017, TfL opened bidding for new full-length, walk-through trains, subsequently awarded to CAF in 2019 [94] and expected in service between 2024 and 2026, [85] [95] following delivery and testing on the network of the initial units from January 2023.
The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, it has no general admission charge; there are admission charges for most side-gallery ...
At the time, London's urban area did not extend as far out as Greenwich. The pier is currently owned by London River Services and is used by various river operators, running public cruise services to and from Central London. It is immediately adjacent to the Cutty Sark and is within easy walking distance of a variety of other popular ...
The line opened on 8 February 1836 from Deptford, and on 24 December 1838 from a temporary station in Greenwich. Greenwich's handsome station building was designed by George Smith and opened in 1840, making it one of the oldest station buildings in the world. The South Eastern Railway (SER) leased the Greenwich branch from 1 January 1845.
Between 1973 and 2003 the races were known as The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races, having been sponsored by Cutty Sark whisky. From 2004 to 2010 the races were supported by the City, Province and Port of Antwerp. The sponsor of the Tall Ships Races 2010–2014 was the city of Szczecin. [1]