Demolition of our 100-year-old boathouse started in earnest during the week commencing Monday, 5th August, once the asbestos tiles had been removed from the roof. By Wednesday, 14th August half the boathouse, changing rooms and flat had disappeared. By Sunday, 25th August there was not much more to be done and by Monday, 2nd September demolition was complete.
Take a look at the photos! (https://quintinboatclub.org/gallery/index.php?ref=3482).
We are excited to share the plans for our new boathouse. This project has been a long time in the making and we are currently a year into the redevelopment which continues at pace. Everyone onsite shares the excitement of seeing the boathouse being built from ground...
Geoff Peel has unearthed a couple of videos in the AP archive, showing mostly the social scene at Henley Royal Regatta, but featuring crews from Quintin Boat Club. These were the sort of short films that were shown in cinemas under the banner "British Movietone News"....
Bridget Osborne, editor from The Chiswick Calendar visited QBC recently to interview us about all things rowing related - our wonderful boathouse redevelopment, why we all love rowing so much, learn to row and a little bit of our history, our links to The Quintin Hogg...