2014

TQ3380 : 'Gloriana' in St.Katharine Docks, London

taken 9 years ago, near to Bermondsey, Southwark, England

'Gloriana' in St.Katharine Docks, London
'Gloriana' in St.Katharine Docks, London
The project to build 'Gloriana' was initiated by Lord Sterling, who stated he got the idea for a waterborne tribute to the Queen for her Diamond Jubilee from her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales. Lord Sterling financed the estimated £500,000 construction cost of the project. Additional backers included Sir Donald Gosling and Canadian billionaire Galen Weston.

On 19 April 2012, 'Gloriana' was transported by road from the factory to the River Thames, being placed in the water for the first time at Isleworth. The Queen officially named her on 25 April 2012, during a visit to re-open the restored 'Cutty Sark' in Greenwich.

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Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure Housing, Dwellings Business, Retail, Services Docks, Harbours Place: London St Katharine Docks other tags: Boats Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · London [2963] · Thames [1062] · River Thames [489] · Katharine Docks [339] Title Clusters: · 'Gloriana' in St.Katharine Docks, London [11] ·
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TQ3380, 6726 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Peter Trimming   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 4 November, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 10 November, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3393 8039 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.3947N 0:4.2970W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3392 8039
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