Reading, East's Boathouse 1896
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Memories of Reading, East's Boathouse 1896

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I think this boathouse was where the Reading Working Men's Rowing Club was based. I remember boys from the Forest Grammar School rowing on the river here and the extraordinary pain in your arms as you rowed the last few strokes of a race!