
The Cutty Sark —
The newly-restored Cutty Sark in Greenwich, London, is set to open to the public on Thursday, April 26.

Applying the finishing touches —
The project has cost £50 million ($81 million) to undertake and will receive the royal seal of approval when it is visited by the Queen this Wednesday.

Back from the brink —
The charred remains of the Cutty Sark after it was severely damaged by a fire in 2007.

Pieced together again —
The Cutty Sark Trust hope the restored vessel will attract upwards of 300,000 visitors a year.

Glory days —
The Cutty Sark captured gracing the sea in its late nineteenth century heyday.

All new glass bottom feature —
Vistors will now be able to walk underneath the ship after the restoration project raised it 11 feet in the air.

View from below —
The stern of the newly restored Cutty Sark as glimpsed from below.

Final lick of paint —
A worker applys the finishing touches to a model that will form part of the exhibition.


