| Administrative History | The club was founded, as the Chester Victoria Rowing Club, in May 1838. The title `Royal Chester Rowing Club' was conferred on the club at the end of June 1840. Royal patronage had been granted to the club through the assistance of Lord Robert Grosvenor (later Lord Ebury). For the history of the first hundred years of the club, see J V S Glass and J Max Patrick, The Royal Chester Rowing Club Centenary History 1838-1938, 1939. |