No.
But have been to Sudbury twice.
I wish I could afford to live there 😎 .

Pete,just for your notes,our swallows turned up yesterday (Monday).Must be a different “tribe” to yours;) .

Just a quick thaught.Cutty Sark was,to all intents and purposes,a Museum.I presume that all brick and mortar Museums have,not only night security guards on site,but also intruder and smoke alarms.I have no knowledge wether Cutty Sark had these befor being dismantled or not,but I would have thaught that during her vulnerable state,security would have been tighter than it seemed to be.I know there was CCTV survielance but these “tapes” are usually used after an offence has taken place.Knowing the area well,they’re usually used to crack down on skateboarders.
I think they’ve treated her as a “building site” relying on CCTV,being fed to a wall of screens,covering the whole of Greenwich (maybe more),being viewed by a tired,solitary operator.As far as I know,the guy who took the video on his mobile,which was shown on Sky News,allerted the Fire Brigade.
A sad,sad day for “good old Greenwich”.

Pete,I have walked,driven past this lady for over 50 years.Not only did she make history,she is a part of my history.What could take her place?
Imagine walking past Trafalgar Square without Nelson’s Colomb or the Lions.
As everyone on this forum knows,I love Greenwich.The village won’t EVER be the same without her.

Only the very front and rear (prow and stern ?) look undamaged.Looks like a major repair job.

Fire now under control.Well done to the fire crews and other emergency services.Without these guys…………….:eek:

Seems that the fire started just befor 5 this morning.Sky News have video-phone video.There aint gonna be a lot left of her,apart from the stuff they stripped befor the “re-fit” (masts,rigging etc) which was taken to Chatam.
Local residents have now been evacuated but I fear the worst for this grand old lady.

At least 8 fire appliances on site,which is very cramped.Sad news is that the ship is 100% ablaze.
A very sad day for Greenwich.