Henley Regatta Grand Challenge Cup Prize Medal won by E.B. Gibson of Royal Chester Rowing Club, 1856.
Silver gilt medal engraved with the names of the crew members on the clasp "P Mawdsley, J Fairrie, T Grindrod, E.B Gibson, F French, J Elsee, J. B Littledale Stroke, A Brittain Cox. 10th June 1856;" and engraved on reverse, "E. B Gibson, Chester"
This victory was achieved in the boat 'Victoria'; the first ever keelless boat built in 1854 by Matt Taylor of Newcastle. The "Victoria" is on permanent display in the Rowing Gallery.
Henley ; this Henley win achieved in the first keelless boat, the product of stroke J.B. Littledale and builder Matt Taylor; engraved on clasp,
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Thames Challenge Cup Prize medal, probably won by W. Boulton, who was No. 7 in the victorious Maidenhead Rowing Club eight.
Silver coloured medal "Thames Challenge Cup Prize Medal" with trophy. The reverse is inscribed "Henley Regatta Established 1839"; edge stamped "1924".
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Two framed cases of Jack Beresford's rowing medals.
Case 1 contains:
1949 Amsterdam Olympic Diploma of Merit
Metropolitan 8 oared Challenge Cup medal
1947 Championnats d'Europe
1950 British Empire Games, New Zealand
1948 Olympic Regatta
1947 Hungarian Rowing Association
1924 Philadelphia Gold Cup
1948 Olympic Games London
1952 Helsinki Olympics
1925 Philadelphia Gold Cup medal
Case 2 contains:
1920 Anvers Olympic sculls silver medal
1924 Paris Olympic sculls gold medal
1928 Amsterdam Olympic eights silver medal
1932 Los Angeles Olympic fours gold medal
1936 Berlin Olympic double sculls gold medal
1920 Anvers Olympic medal
1924 Paris Olympic medal
1928 Amsterdam Olympic medal
1932 Los Angeles Olympic medal
1936 Berlin Olympic medal
1923 Amserdam Chapmion eights medal
1924 Bruges sculls medal
1923 HRR Grand Challenge Cup medal
1928 HRR Grand Challenge Cup medal
1920-1926 Wingfield sculls medal
1932 Stewards four medal
1930 British Emipre sculls , Canada
1930 Canada sculls (Hamilton) medal