[StarfireIV]

I had attended a presentation about this last month.
1.Only 5% of the original 1869 material was destroyed.
2.Most of the blaze you see is actually scaffolding and decking material that was installed in the 1940s when it was put on display.
3.Wood including old teak from a recently demolished bank in India was recovered and brought to England for fitting.
4. At the time, it was estimated that L15million would be needed.

[Stoat]

I had attended a presentation about this last month.
1.Only 5% of the original 1869 material was destroyed.
2.Most of the blaze you see is actually scaffolding and decking material that was installed in the 1940s when it was put on display.
3.Wood including old teak from a recently demolished bank in India was recovered and brought to England for fitting.
4. At the time, it was estimated that L15million would be needed.

Thank you so much for taking the time to add your excellent and essential information; it's sincerely appreciated.

What you say is quite heartening, as I had feared the worst.  I think that the Cutty Sark touches the heart of anyone but the most callous who see her, regardless of their knowledge of ships, as not only an historical artifact but a living testimony to the genius and passion of civilized Man.  I was so moved when I toured her in the 1990's that I purchased a set of rigging plans from the gift shop which adorn my walls today.  I and I'm sure all others here are delighted to learn that the damage is apparently not so severe as originally thought, and there appears to be considerable eagerness and wherewithal to make things right with her once again.  Hopefully she will be preserved in as near her original splendor as is technologically possible for the next ten thousand years, such is her significance to humanity.

Thanks again for your post :-)