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Daily Photo: 24/05/2012 – Duke of Edinburgh at the Cutty Sark

May 24, 2012 By Rob Powell

Here’s a photo of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arriving at Cutty Sark for a black-tie dinner in the Sammy Ofer Gallery space below the ship last night.

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Daily Photo: 21/05/2012 – Royal River exhibition at the National Maritime Museum

May 21, 2012 By Rob Powell

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Carvings from a barge belonging to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.

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Bust of Inigo Jones, architect of the Queen’s House, Greenwich.

The two exhibits are above are included in the National Maritime Museum’s current exhibition, ‘Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames.’

I asked David Starkey, guest curator of the exhibition, why Greenwich was the right place in which to mark and celebrate the Royal river…

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listen to ‘David Starkey on the Royal River at Greenwich’ on Audioboo

Filed Under: Daily Photo Tagged With: River Thames

Daily Photo: 16/05/2012 – Cutty Sark Gardens toilets – awaiting connection

May 16, 2012 By Rob Powell

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There has been some raised eyebrows on Twitter about the toilets that are still not operational in Cutty Sark Gardens, weeks after the Queen officially declared the newly-redesigned Gardens open.

Luckily one local councillor has got to the bottom of it and tweeted today that they should be working by Friday.

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Daily Photo: 14/05/2012 – Ocean sunset

May 14, 2012 By Rob Powell

HMS Ocean

Photograph of HMS Ocean taken at the weekend as the sun set.

Filed Under: Daily Photo Tagged With: River Thames

Daily Photo: 10/05/2012 – HMS Ocean and the Cutty Sark on a sunny day

May 10, 2012 By Rob Powell

Cutty Sark and HMS Ocean (photoshopped)

Unfortunately there hasn’t been much sunshine since HMS Ocean arrived, so in the absence of any good weather and with the help of Photoshop, I borrowed a blue sky from another photo to imagine what HMS Ocean the Cutty Sark may look like in the summer.

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Daily Photo: 8/5/2012 – Cutty Sark

May 8, 2012 By Rob Powell

The Cutty Sark

Photo of the Cutty Sark and a busy foreshore on Bank Holiday Monday.

Filed Under: Daily Photo Tagged With: Cutty Sark

Daily Photo: 07/05/2012 – HMS Ocean Open Day

May 7, 2012 By Rob Powell

HMS Ocean Open Day

The Navy’s biggest vessel welcomed visitors on board today to take a look around.

By the time the Open Day got under way at ten o’clock, a queue along the river front already stretched nearly as far as the Trafalgar Tavern.

HMS Ocean Open Day

Visitors boarded City Cruises’s Princess Rose at Greenwich Pier and were taken across to board HMS Ocean.

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HMS Ocean Open Day

HMS Ocean Open Day

HMS Ocean Open Day

HMS Ocean Open Day

HMS Ocean Open Day

Many thanks for the chance to look around and thanks to the crew for being happy to explain their work.

See full set of photos

Filed Under: Daily Photo Tagged With: HMS Ocean, River Thames

Daily Photo: 26/04/2012 – More royal visit photographs

April 26, 2012 By Rob Powell

Here’s some of the great photos that were sent to Greenwich.co.uk following the visit by HM The Queen yesterday.


Taken by Sam Coles


The King’s Troop entering the Old Royal Naval College. Taken by Lara Ruffle


Sheila Winstanley sent this photo: “Early birds from St Joseph’s Primary school, Greenwich”


Thanks to Daniel for this one: “my first day off in three weeks and I get to see the Queen up close, wow!”


Maureen Stapleton took this one of the Queen’s Range Rover.


Brilliant local photographer Fergus Noone shared this photo of the King’s Troop making their way through Greenwich Park.

And finally, here’s some videos of the Royal Hospital School marching band…

There’s more photos at the Greenwich Phantom

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Daily Photo: 23/04/2012 – Cutty Sark

April 23, 2012 By Rob Powell

Cutty Sark

These photos of Cutty Sark taken on Saturday when residents who had applied were able to go and see the restored tea clipper for free.

These brilliant images were taken by Summeet Seyen

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Daily Photo: 22/04/2012 – Cutty Sark returns to London Marathon route

April 22, 2012 By Rob Powell

Virgin London Marathon 2012

THOUSANDS of London Marathon runners passed the restored Cutty Sark today, and two prominent banners on board made sure that television viewers didn’t miss the fact that she opens in just four days.

Virgin London Marathon 2012

Virgin London Marathon 2012

Virgin London Marathon 2012

Virgin London Marathon 2012

Filed Under: Daily Photo Tagged With: Cutty Sark

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