Sons of the Thames is a rowing club in Hammersmith, London, England. It was formed in Putney in 1886 with the aim, still enshrined in its constitution, to further the sport of rowing.
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| Location | Hammersmith, London, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°29′25.4″N 0°14′19.6″W / 51.490389°N 0.238778°W |
| Home water | Tideway |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - SON |
| Website | www |
History
editOriginally a tradesmen's club, thus open to those in manual work, that boated from Erith, the club by the date of its formal constitution had moved up river to Putney, boating from the Duke's Head, and then to Hammersmith. The latest move, since 2000, shares there Linden House, on the promenade known as Upper Mall, with London Corinthian Sailing Club.[1] The sailing club enjoys a 999-year lease. The club welcomes novices and offers a Learn to Row course each summer. More experienced members and graduates moving on from university boat clubs are also very welcome and will be integrated into the training squads for Henley and other regattas.
The club's official founding date is 1886,[2] however there is evidence of crews racing under the "Sons of the Thames" name at least as far back as 1865.[3] See also Joseph Sadler Crew Races.
Possible connections
editIn 1861, Herbert Playford created the Sons of the Thames Regatta,[4] to bring forward new junior rowers. The race was held on the Thames between Putney and Hammersmith and had the distinction that the competitors must not use slides. [5] [6]
There are also mentions of a society called Sons of the Thames Society formed before 1790 to celebrate the annual Doggett's Coat and Badge sculling race.[7]
Results
editHenley Royal Regatta
editSons of the Thames enjoyed success in the 1960s, winning twice at Henley.[8]
- 1964, Wyfold Challenge Cup
- 1968, Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup, AJ Sutton & PJW Sharp.
Henley Women's Regatta
editSons of the Thames are the 2010 winners of the Frank Harry Cup at Henley Women's Regatta,[9] setting a new course record.[10]
- 2010, Frank Harry Cup: James Renwick + Cat Hart, Emily Wright, Lyndsay Campbell and Pippa Blockley.
British Championships
edit- 1985 British Rowing Championships, Women 2x, Women L2x[11]
- 1986 British Rowing Championships, Women 2-[12]
Dewar Shield
editSons of the Thames, along with Auriol Kensington Rowing Club and Furnivall Sculling Club organise a yearly head race, the winners of which receive the Dewar Challenge Shield. The race covers half the Championship Course in the opposite direction, starting at Chiswick Bridge and finishing at Hammersmith Bridge.
The shield is named after Alice Dewar, a Furnival Captain in 1909.[13] However, there are many other "Dewar Challenge Shields" that were presented by Sir Thomas Dewar dating from around the same time and which are very similar in design, so it's possible the origins of the shield may be different.[14][15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Linden House.org website
- ^ Web Archive: Amateur Rowing Association: page "Sons of the Thames RC" (captured before association's merger into British Rowing)
- ^ Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset Beaufort, Henry Somerset Beaufort, Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1888). "Boating". The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Vol. 29. Longmans, Green. p. 298. ISBN 1-142-41459-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Edwin Dampier Brickwood (1868). The Rowing calendar and aquatic register. <Unknown>. p. 125.
- ^ Woodgate, Walter Bradford (1888). "Boating".
- ^ (various) (February–August 1863). "Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes". Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes. 6. Baily Bros.
- ^ Ainsworth, William Harrison, (1805-1882), Charles Dickens, (1812-1870), William Harrison Ainsworth;Smith, Albert, (1816-1860), Albert Smith, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1841). "Footnote to "Merrie England" short story". Bentley's Miscellany. 9. Richard Bentley: 606.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ HRR 1946-2000
- ^ HWR race results
- ^ HWR course records Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Railton, Jim (22 July 1985). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
- ^ Railton, Jim (21 July 1986). "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". The Times. p. 28.
- ^ Auriol Kensington Rowing Club Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ East Durham 'People past and present' photograph archive
- ^ "Belgrave Harriers" (PDF).