Windlesora The Journal of the Windsor Local History Group

Windlesora 21 - Water

The River Thames features heavily with articles about the organisations that used the river for training and recreational purposes.

• The first Sea Cadet unit was formed in Windsor
• Sea Rangers had a very active company in the town
• The history of the Eton Excelsior Rowing Club is traced from its small beginnings to the recent expansion prompted by the success of our Olympic rowers.
• Windsor Swimming Club originally used the river for its meetings, practice and competitions.
• Wells and waterworks are covered
• There is a very detailed article about the fountain that adorned the Castle Courtyard in Tudor times.

Copies of Windlesora 21 can be obtained from:-
WLHG, 256 Dedworth Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 4JR. Please enclose 50p postage and packing for each Windlesora and £2.00 for each Windsor: a Thousand Years or Streets of Windsor and Eton. To order go to our Bookshop

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