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Had no idea about the NT member's discount, thanks for the heads up!
Andy c | 14.12.18 - 7:47 a.m. | #
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“Tween Deck, named for interstitial reasons”
- brilliant!
Jimmy | 14.12.18 - 7:55 a.m. | #
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I think of The Curry Sark as the maritime equivalent of Trigger's broom.
Frank F | 14.12.18 - 8:14 a.m. | #
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We visited the SS Great Britain in Bristol a while back. From what you say, it seems that we had the better experience - lots to see, very well curated, and feels realistic. Now £16.50 at the door (gangway?), but ticket good for a year.
Liz | 14.12.18 - 8:19 a.m. | #
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Judging from my recent wanderings near the LT Museum, the BM and the IWM, December seems to be a peak time for “excitable school trips”. I suppose DG was just lucky to avoid them.
Baldassaro | 14.12.18 - 8:27 a.m. | #
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Constructed in my hometown of Dumbarton, don't ya know.
Gordon McLean | Homepage | 14.12.18 - 8:35 a.m. | #
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Back in the 70s used to be able to look over the side and see Sir Francis Chichesters' Gypsy Moth IV. Now she is back at sea, but a picture of her may well be on the inside back cover of your passport.
scrumpy | 14.12.18 - 8:35 a.m. | #
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“forever prowling round the perimeter on trips to Greenwich”
Yes, that pretty much sums it up for me. I should visit properly!
Stephen | 14.12.18 - 8:37 a.m. | #
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At what point have you lost your historical integrity?, the ship has spent over 100 years not doing the thing it was originally designed for, and approaching 100 years since it worked commercially, and now over 60 years as a tourist attraction, this is the upgrade to help it be a better tourist attraction.
Still Anon | 14.12.18 - 9:07 a.m. | #
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There was lots of upset architecture critics when Grimshaw unveiled their restoration, but it seems to be not *as* bad as they made it out to be.
In a number of ways it's quite a successful new museum.
Anon | 14.12.18 - 9:34 a.m. | #
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@Frank F
I thought the maritime equivalent of Trigger's Broom was the Ship of Theseus.
The "skirt" is designed to give an impression of what the ship looked like in use - at sea - rather than beached high and dry. It also has a practical purpose in spreading the weight over the hull as the water would have done in use - ships are not designed to have all their weight carried by the keel.
timbo | 14.12.18 - 10:13 a.m. | #
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DG's "dubious historical integrity" verdict relieves me from my decision of giving it a miss. To be fair, though, I got there on an insanely rainy day.
Patrickov | 14.12.18 - 11:23 a.m. | #
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What timbo and Liz said. I like it, although there was rather less to see here than I had expected (and the SS GB, or indeed HMSs Warrior or Victory, seems to do it better).
I think the last two photos (and the one linked) show the numbered prow; the rudder is at the other end and looks like this.
dg writes: If you're sitting in the cafe, you can only see the Roman numerals at the stern.
Andrew | 14.12.18 - 11:28 a.m. | #
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