letmeshowyou Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6675381.stm what's everyone think? is it dead?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiversteve Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Sadly dead. Great shame to lose history like that. I remember it when I was 10, riding my bike around there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 ooooops! remember going to see the ship when i was about 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDO Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 my mate has just got into work.. he went passed it and says it pretty much completly screwed.. pitty.. remember last year them trying to raise money to fire proof it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 thats a shame, i only went and saw that 2 years ago. wouldnt surprise me if some bored morons started it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Im sure the skill of the craftsman they can resurrect it (i hope). However it will take a lot of money and the lottery is too busy funding lesbain anti war protesters and other really useful "charitable causes " to fund a true meaningful cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Just been watching the news. Fortunately 50% of the ship is in storage at Chatham while they are carrying out the restoration work. The guy they interviewed was confident that it will be fully restorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbleyuk Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I saw this was quite shocked! Its sad, the pictures they showed of it before looked amazing! i hope they do restore it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I feel as gutted at the ship itself. It seems symptomatic of todays youth (who undoubtalbly are the culprits) who are ignorant of, and don't give a damn about, the history that gave Britain its power and wealth and ability to expand its nations. Clipper ships such as the Cutty Sark plied Britains trade around the world and bought us Tea spices, fabric, new foods, precious metals etc We seem to be mostly raising a generation of arrogant, ignorant, selfish attention seeking, ill mannered yobs Where people who DO raise their kids well are scuppered by the said yobs of the people who don't. OK, rant over (but I'm not apologising for it!!) L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I'm glad I went there with my gf only 2 years ago to check it out. Shame this happened, however they did salvage 50% of the ship before these restorations were started.. so who knows if they'll try and rebuild it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I went round Greenwich earlier in the year and was sad that it had been dismantled for restoration as I've never seen it assembled. I was quite excited to think about going and see it rebuilt to its former glory. Bloody shame. They said it should be salvageable if the Iron frame is OK, but this morning a fireman said it was buckled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 It's a boat, meant to be steeped in history but after a £25m makeover so far how much history is left. Again it will down to us tax payers to pay the bill for the get the rust bucket back to its former glory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 My favorite ship, a real disaster. Yet, with the will and cash she can be rebuilt. She was little more than a floating hulk when the society first purchased her, so most of what the visitors saw was unoriginal but accurate restoration. This could be done all over again and I really hope it is. The majority of a sailing ships timbers were replaced during its working life, so the rebuild isnt such of a cheat, it would just be all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 It's a boat, meant to be steeped in history but after a £25m makeover so far how much history is left. Again it will down to us tax payers to pay the bill for the get the rust bucket back to its former glory. I'm sure it will have some insurance cover, and besides 25m is nothing in the wider scheme of things. As a tax payer I am 100% behind using our money for this kind of work, our heritage and history is PRICELESS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayney Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I'm sure it will have some insurance cover, and besides 25m is nothing in the wider scheme of things. As a tax payer I am 100% behind using our money for this kind of work, our heritage and history is PRICELESS Totally agree, I feel gutted for it, lets hope its not malicious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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