From Luxury to Necessity -- Cutty Sark, Greenwich Pier, London, UK
N 51° 28.964 W 000° 00.561
30U E 707646 N 5707750
A panel in the hold of the famous tea clipper ship Cutty Sark explains how tea went from a luxury to a necessity in Britain
Waymark Code: WMT3D8
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/18/2016
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The Cutty Sark was a famous Tea Clipper Ship, famed for her speed during the fast-ship days on the late 19th century.
This historic marker is located in a tea industry and shipping-history exhibit below decks of the Cutty Sark. The waymark coordinates are taken at the entrance to the Cutty Sark, which is a paid attraction on the Greenwich Pier.
"FROM LUXURY TO NECESSITY
Tea was very expensive in 18th-century Britain. Tea smuggled from the Netherlands was widely available. To stop smuggling and protect the legal trade, in 1784 the tax on tea was slashed from 119% to 12 1/2%, making it affordable to almost everyone."
Type of Historic Marker: panel
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Royal Greenwich Museums
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1682
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