Henley On Thames, Riverside Scene c.1950
Photo ref:
H73009
Photo ref:
H73009
More about this scene
Here we are looking along the stretch of the river where the famous Henley Regatta takes place. Viewing platforms can still be seen on each bank. The first Oxford v Cambridge boat race took place here in 1829. Henley's first regatta was held in 1839, but it did not receive its Royal title until 1851. A River and Rowing Museum opened in the town in 1998.
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A Selection of Memories from Henley-on-Thames
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Henley-on-Thames
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Looking on the Henley Census Info site, I found a reference to Frewins Cottages and Frewins Row. Frewin is my mother's maiden name and the family seem to have been in Henley for over 200 years. Being an unusual surname, they have been easy to track down but does anyone know where Frewins Cottages and Frewins Row were?
Peter Francis
My father's mother came from Henley with strong family roots in Highmoor Cross, Shiplake and Rotherfield Grey's. My great grandparents lived at 2 Queen Street and had a huge family of 10 or 11 children in what seems today a very small house. At regatta time we always visited by train from West Drayton and had to change at Twyford. My great grandmothers brothers and sisters all lived around the town ...see more
My late grandmother came from Henley-on-Thames, and was Eleanor Flossie Arlett. I wish I knew more about her family. I do know that the Arletts had a boatyard and stored punts, I believe for hire, under the Angel on the Bridge pub. Also her father was a Queen's Waterman with a red uniform and cap. The Watermen were traditionally required to row the monarch about on the Thames whenever needed, and this was ...see more
We lived at the Lodge at the bottom of the drive and I was allowed to start school at the age of 4 because the Sisters had known me from birth. We had the whole of the grounds to play in so it was very exciting growing up there. Great memories were of when the tractor came to cut the grass and we had the bales to play on. It was a great school and I have nothing but happy memories. I remember the Holy ...see more
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