The current figurehead was carved by Mr. Arthur Levison of Farnham Surrey when the vessel was renovated in 1952- 53. The timber was a laminated block of pine donated by Canada.
Mr. Levison was chosen for this project after it was established his father was one of the last figurehead carvers in Britain, based in Gloucester, and the young Arthur had first hand experience of helping his father as a boy and young man.
Arthur Levison was himself a master architectural carver in both wood and metal.
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Cutty Sark - whisky - was created in 1923.
Cutty Sark was built in 1869
The Cutty Sark was taken to Portugul when she stopped sailing.
The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark has 24 pages.
Built in 1869
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich DLR station was created in 1999.
The Cutty Sark is well know in the western world. When I was a kid there was an alcohol bottle with the Cutty Sark on it. I don't know if that is around any more. Many boys and men built models of that grand ship.
Built in 1869
of course he did
$9,000,000,000
The Cutty Sark was a clipper ship, designed for speed. The overarching need for speed in sailing ships was for the tea trade. When the new season's crop left India or ceylon, the ship that first got it home to England made lots of money. At the time of building Cutty Sark was the fastest ship.
The "Cutty Sark".