2014

SP5105 : Pembroke College and St Edmund Hall Boathouse

taken 12 years ago, near to Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Pembroke College and St Edmund Hall Boathouse
Pembroke College and St Edmund Hall Boathouse
Pembroke College, Oxford :: SP5106

Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale, and was named after William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Lord Chamberlain and then-Chancellor of the University.
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St Edmund Hall, Oxford :: SP5106

St Edmund Hall (commonly referred to by its nickname of "Teddy Hall") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. The college has a claim to be "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university", founded around 1236.

The college is located just off Queen's Lane, near the High Street, in central Oxford and has a reputation for being a friendly college with a wide range of extra-curricular strengths in areas such as creative writing, drama, sport and music.

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Oxford University Boathouses

The Colleges have their boathouses on the River Thames (Isis). Most are located on an island where the River Cherwell meets the Thames. Below is a list of College rowing clubs, with dates of their founding.
Oxford University Boat Club 1839
Oxford University Women's Boat Club 1927
Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club 1975
Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club
Balliol College Boat Club 1840
Brasenose College Boat Club 1815
Christ Church Boat Club 1817
Corpus Christi College Boat Club 1858
Exeter College Boat Club 1823
Green Templeton Boat Club 2008
Hertford College Boat Club 1875
Jesus College Boat Club 1815
Keble College Boat Club 1870
Lady Margaret Hall Boat Club
Linacre College Boat Club 1969
Lincoln College Boat Club
Magdalen College Boat Club 1859
Mansfield College Boat Club 1965
Merton College Boat Club 1838
New College Boat Club 1840
Oriel College Boat Club
Osler House Boat Club 1839
Pembroke College Boat Club 1842
The Queen's College Boat Club 1839
Regent's Park College Boat Club 1839
Somerville College Boat Club
St Anne's College Boat Club
St Antony's College Boat Club
St Benet's Hall Boat Club
St Catherine's College Boat Club 1875
St Edmund Hall Boat Club 1861
St Hilda's College Boat Club
St Hugh's Boat Club
St John's College Boat Club 1863
St Peter's College Boat Club 1929
Trinity College Boat Club 1837
University College Boat Club 1827
Wadham College Boat Club 1837
Wolfson College Boat Club
Worcester College Boat Club 1825


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SP5105, 1142 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 22 February, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 16 April, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5185 0527 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:44.6244N 1:15.0255W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5180 0523
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