Cutty Sark No More :(

**The Lone Gunman** · 21 May 2007, 05:41

That is not good at all. What a great shame.

**BrilloPad** · 21 May 2007, 06:19

Went there when I was 7 - and I still have the cutty sark pencil. (BTW I also have a LOndon Airport pencil before it became heathrow).

Luckily took the kids there 6 months ago - they loved it.

Interesting that fire is suspicious - If someone is to blame I hope they get Keel Hauled.

**MarillionFan** · 21 May 2007, 06:29

"The Cutty Sark is the world's oldest surviving tea clipper"

'was'

**threaded** · 21 May 2007, 06:42

One of my co-workers has just told me a really funny story about a school trip to the Cutty Sark. Hope she posts it.

**Burdock** · 21 May 2007, 07:35

it's amazing how much of our heritage gets lost to fire. there was the National Motorcycle Museum a couple of years ago, Windsor Great Chapel, Cutty Sark, er, the Crystal Palace.

I guess you can't keep an eye on everything all the time. But it makes you go 'hmmm'.

**wendigo100** · 21 May 2007, 07:38

Originally posted by Burdock

it's amazing how much of our heritage gets lost to fire. there was the National Motorcycle Museum a couple of years ago, Windsor Great Chapel, Cutty Sark, er, the Crystal Palace.

What about Dresden, the famous china factory?

**Burdock** · 21 May 2007, 07:41

Originally posted by wendigo100

What about Dresden, the famous china factory?

yeah, that was just feckin' careless... 20,000 tonnes of incendiary bombs you're asking for trouble.

**Cooperinliverp00l** · 21 May 2007, 07:49

I wonder if the London Marathon will be slightly shorter now as there will be no need to run "round" the cutty shark

**Burdock** · 21 May 2007, 07:53

Originally posted by Cooperinliverp00l

I wonder if the London Marathon will be slightly shorter now as there will be no need to run "round" the cutty shark

That's a good point. I think the 30,000 marathon entrants should be placed on the suspects list immediately.

I bet it was Haile Gerbresallaise.

Cutty Sark No More :(