charlesdickenslondon
charlesdickenslondon: Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:31 AM
Charles Dickens was well accustomed to the sight of the tea clippers that plied up and down the Thames, and the famous ocean races involved. The trade hugely added to London's wealth and is an important part of our history. The Cutty Sark was only commissioned in 1869, the year before Dickens died and has a legendary history, deserving its place of honour and being one of our main tourist attractions.More about it in my next talk.
Cutty Sark
This video was made here at St Katharine Docks, with a good view of the Thames and Tower Bridge- as you can see, the wind was blowing nearly to gale force, much of my concentration was spent hanging onto my beloved hat ( nearly as old as Charles Dickens himself). 