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At the sculling races- Oxford, EnglandThis is part of a collection of over 200 images from a tour through Europe in 1904 by an unknown photographer. Any information you have about the locations or the images is welcome.
Picture added on 29 May 2007
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Collection of photos 1904 tour Europe
Collection of photos 1904 tour Europe
This is the New College barge. There were two New College barges, one built c. 1879 and the second, designed by George Drinkwater in 1926. This still exists today. In 2003 ten Oxford College barges were still in existence, out of an original estimated 25. They were originally used as clubhouses for the colleges at Oxford, prior to the purpose built boathouses being built on Christchurch Meadows c. 1930s See The Oxford College Barges, (2003) C. Sherriff. Unicorn Press.
Added by withheld on 21 March 2008
at one time, each and every college in oxford had its own barge, which was used for observing the regattas in comfort.