Images of the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum and the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, London. Taken in November 2013.
“The Royal Observatory Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World. It is also home to London’s only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK’s largest refracting telescope. The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the foundation stone being laid on 10 August.
“The National Maritime Museum is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. It was established in 1937. Since earliest times Greenwich has had associations with the sea and navigation. It was a landing place for the Romans; Henry VIII lived here; and the navy has roots on the waterfront.
“Cutty Sark was built on the Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis shipping line. It has travelled across the world, sailing under both the Red Ensign and the Portuguese flag, visiting every major port in the world through the course of her working life. She was preserved for the nation by Captain Wilfred Dowman in 1922. Since then, the old clipper has been berthed in Falmouth and Greenhithe, finally arriving at her current resting place in Greenwich in 1954.”
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