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RepositoryCheshire Record Office
LevelCollection (Fonds)
ReferenceZCR 419
TitleThe Royal Chester Rowing Club
Date1843 - 1976
DescriptionMinutes, correspondence and scrap books.
Extent5 items
LocationHeld offsite - consult staff
Access Conditionsheld offsite -consult staff
Administrative HistoryThe 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).
Related MaterialFor 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.
URLhttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=017-cr419&cid=0

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