City of Adelaide is still rotting away in Irvine

Weed, a photo by bovinelife on Flickr.

We’ve been following the fate if the City of Adelaide – better known to Glaswegians as The Carrick – ever since it was announced that the remains were to be cut up, since there was no way to fund the projected £10 million of restoration.

Cynics have suggested the remains are lying on land at the Maritime Museum in Irvine, which would be worth a lot more if sold for development.

The relevant Forum thread – The Carrick or City of Adelaide is laid to rest – has listed various protests and plans raised over the years.

However, as can be seen from the photo posted into our Flickr group, the hull is still lying there in 2011.

The plan to cut up the hull was intended to be archival, with the work being carried out in such a way that the underlying structure could be recorded. However, it looks as if the same result will be achieved if enthusiasts just keep on taking pics as the years pass – and bits fall off.

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