Rob Roy
Object Detail
Object Name
canoe
Description
This is the original Rob Roy canoe built in 1865 by Thames boatbuilders Searle & Sons of Lambeth for John MacGregor’s tour of Europe, subject of the bestselling book 'A Thousand Miles in a Rob Roy Canoe'. It is clinker built with an oak hull and cedar deck.
Accession No
2006.5
Collection
River Thames
Associated Date
1865
Associated Period
19th century
Associated Event
Canoe Pioneer Exhibition; 21 Dec 2002-16 Mar 2003
Credit Line
This Rob Roy canoe has been donated to the River & Rowing Museum by the Royal Canoe Club. It has been restored by Henwood & Dean Boatbuilders, with funding from the Canoeing Foundation, the John Dudderidge Memorial Fund and the British Canoe Union.
Date
1865