Deddington and District History Society

Simon Wenham: More than three men in a boat: the rise and fall of pleasure boating on the Thames
The late Victorian period is often described as the ‘golden age of the Thames’. It was the era of steam launch trips, Venetian fairs, regattas, picnics, carnivals and the novel ‘Three Men in a Boat’. This talk covers more than 150 years of pleasure boating and shows why some common perceptions about the river’s history are misleading.