HSBC Rowing Club

HSBC Rowing ClubHSBC

Location| Putney, London, England
Coordinates| 51°28′10″N 0°13′15″W﻿ / ﻿51.46944°N 0.22083°W﻿ / 51.46944; -0.22083﻿ (HSBC R.C.)
Home water| Tideway
Founded| 1878 (1878)
Membership| HSBC employees and closest affiliates/former employees
Affiliations|

* British Rowing
boat code: HSB[1]
* Thames Regional Rowing Council

Website| none; has intranet pages of associated banking group.
Events

None of own present, significant racing calendar note.

HSBC Rowing Club was a rowing club based on the Tideway of the River Thames in Putney, London, England. As with the bank, it succeeds Midland Bank and therefore Midland Bank Rowing Club, which was founded in 1878.[2]

## History

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### Foundation

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The club's forebear was founded by 1900 as London City & Midland Bank rowing club as the name of the bank had not simplified. In June 1901, those racing the already "annual event" that faced the London Joint Stock Bank and the Union Bank, side-by-side, were G. Webb, E.A. Briscombe, R. H. Baker, J. C. McTurk, F. H. Ward, C. A. S. Locking, T. G. Burt, A. Bugler and B. J. Buckhurst (cox).[2] The bank's most senior official there was Colonol Pollock also of Leander Rowing Club.[2] The race was watched by "a full complement" of passengers of the Queen Elizabeth sailing from London Bridge to watch the Hammersmith-to-Putney race.[2] This bank's club won the "very handsome" prizes and the evening was serenaded by the Tudor Orchestra.[2]

The premises, known as HSBC clubhouse or boathouse interchangeably, is that of Barclays Bank Boat House, which was that of the (defunct) Barclays Bank rowing club. It has a few later additions and alterations. Its façade is white paint/unpainted woodwork and brickwork that has black boathouse doors – it has a flag but unusually has no major signs or brand-linked paintwork.

The bank was taken over by HSBC in 1992 and the old name, in rowing, was phased out by 1999.

### 20th century overview

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An ARA reply of 1903 was, also approved and affirmed, addressed to The London City and Midland Bank Rowing Club's honorary secretary.[3] The club became ARA-affiliated in June of that year.[4]

In the summer of 1925 the Midland Bank eight "crew" had an "unbeaten record" – though perhaps this refers to the Tideway, or the summer versus Oxford and Cambridge events, only.[5]

### 20th century social scene

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In 1935 the annual club dinner was held at The Windsor Castle, Victoria (Westminster) with performers: Bertha Willmott, Elisse Remah, Frank Hagley and Fred Hugh.[6] Willmott also starred in the 1932 dinner performances.[7]

## Notable results

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* Summer 1925 - locally/nationally "unbeaten crew"

## See also

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* Rowing on the River Thames

## References

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1. ^ "The Lucas Fettes Peterborough Regatta: Sun. Club codes" (PDF). peterboroughcityrowing.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e West London Observer, "Inter-banks eight-oared race" 14 June 1901, page 2. This is an early race report of the club in the press
3. ^ The Field, The Country Gentleman's Newspaper 2 May 1908, p.707
4. ^ The Field, The Country Gentleman's Newspaper 20 June 1903
5. ^ Westminster Gazette, 26 March 1926
6. ^ The Stage, 28 March 1935, page 7
7. ^ The Stage, 15 December 1932

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Tideway rowing clubs

Active, west to east:|

* Twickenham R.C.
* Team Keane
* Putney Town R.C. (in Mortlake)
* Mortlake Anglian & Alpha B.C.
* Clubs at Westminster University Boat House
* Quintin B.C.
* East India Club Rowing Section
* Grove Community Rowing
* Tideway Scullers School
* Thames Tradesmen's R.C.
* Clubs at Civil Service Boat House
* Barnes Bridge Ladies R.C.
* Cygnet R.C.
* Auriol Kensington R.C.
* Sons of the Thames
* Furnivall Sculling Club
* Fulham Reach B.C.
* Clubs at Barn Elms Boat House
* Parr's Priory R.C.
* Barn Elms R.C.
* Thames R.C.
* Vesta R.C.
* HSBC R.C.
* London R.C.
* Poplar Blackwall & District R.C.
* Clubs at Britannia Boat House
* Curlew R.C.
* Globe R.C.

Schools|

* Clubs at Westminster University Boat House
* Chiswick School Boat Club
* Kew House School Boat Club
* Dulwich College Boat Club
* Emanuel School Boat Club
* Godolphin and Latymer School Boat Club
* Latymer Upper School Boat Club
* London Oratory School Boat Club
* King's College School Boat Club
* St Paul's School Boat Club
* St Paul's Girls' School Boat Club
* Westminster School Boat Club

Universities and alumni
in standard abbreviations|

* Imperial College B.C.
* alumni: Queen's Tower B.C.
* Imperial College School of Medicine B.C.
* LSE R.C.
* KCL B.C.
* Roehampton University R.C.
* Royal Free and UCL Medical School B.C.
* RVC B.C.
* St Bart's and Royal London Med. College B.C.
* St George's Med. School B.C.
* UCL B.C.
* UL B.C.
* alumni: Tyrian Club
* Westminster University B.C.

Former|

* Argonaut Club
* St George's Club
* Thames Club

Relocated|

* Leander Club (and hosts the re-established, intermittently competing Star & Arrow Club)

Tideway Rowing clubs

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United Kingdom rowing clubs

Clubs|

* Aberdeen
* Abingdon
* AB Severn
* Agecroft
* Ancholme
* Argonaut
* Auriol Kensington
* Avon County
* Bann
* Barn Elms
* Bedford
* Berwick ARC
* Bewdley
* Bewl Bridge
* Birmingham
* Bournemouth
* Bradford ARC
* Brentford
* Bristol Ariel
* Broxbourne
* Burton Leander
* Burway
* Cambois
* Cambridge '99
* Cantabrigian
* Castle Semple
* Chester-le-Street
* Christchurch
* City of Bristol
* City of Cambridge
* City of Oxford
* City of Sheffield
* City of Sunderland
* Clyde
* Clydesdale
* Curlew
* Cygnet & Barnes Bridge Ladies
* Dart Totnes
* Derby
* Durham ARC
* Eton Excelsior
* Evesham
* Exeter
* Falcon
* Furnivall
* Fulham Reach
* Glasgow
* Globe
* Gloucester
* Grosvenor
* Guildford
* Henley
* Hereford
* Hexham
* Hinksey
* Hollingworth Lake
* Inverness
* Isle of Ely
* Itchen Imperial
* Kingston
* Lancaster
* Lea
* Leander
* Leeds
* Leicester
* Llandaff
* Loch Lomond
* London
* London Otters
* Maidenhead
* Maidstone Invicta
* Marlow
* Medway Towns
* Minerva Bath
* Molesey
* Mortlake Anglian & Alpha
* Monmouth
* Nautilus
* Newark
* Nithsdale
* Northampton
* Northwich
* Norwich
* NCRA
* Nottingham
* Nottingham & Union
* Paignton
* Pengwern
* Peterborough City
* Poplar Blackwall and District
* Putney Town
* Quintin
* Reading
* Rob Roy
* Ross
* Royal Chester
* Runcorn
* St Andrew
* St Ives
* St Neots
* Shanklin Sandown
* Shiplake Vikings
* Shoreham
* Sons of the Thames
* Southampton BTC
* Southampton Coalporters
* Staines
* Star Club and Bedford Star
* Stirling
* Stourport
* Stratford-upon-Avon
* Strathclyde Park
* Sudbury
* Tees
* Thames RC
* Thames Club
* Thames Tradesmen
* Tideway Scullers School
* Trafford
* Trent
* Trentham
* Twickenham
* Tyne
* Tynemouth
* Upper Thames
* Vesta
* Walbrook (Teddington)
* Walton
* Wallingford
* Warrington
* Warwick
* Weybridge
* Weybridge Ladies
* Worcester
* York City

Universities|

* Aberdeen
* Anglia Ruskin
* Bath
* Bangor
* Birmingham
* Bristol
* East Anglia
* Edinburgh
* Glasgow
* Hartpury
* Imperial College
* Kent
* Lancaster
* Leeds
* Newcastle
* Nottingham
* Oxford Brookes
* Queen's Belfast
* Reading
* Robert Gordon
* St Andrews
* Sheffield
* Southampton
* Stirling
* Swansea
* Warwick
* West of England
* York St John

Oxford University|

* Men
* Isis
* Lightweight (men)
* Women
* Osiris
* Lightweight (women)
* Tethys
* Balliol
* Brasenose
* Christ Church
* Corpus Christi
* Exeter
* Green Templeton
* Hertford
* Jesus
* Keble
* Lady Margaret Hall
* Linacre
* Lincoln
* Magdalen
* Mansfield
* Merton
* New College
* Oriel
* Osler House
* Pembroke
* Queen's
* Regent’s Park
* Somerville
* St Anne's
* St Antony's
* St Benet's
* St Catherine's
* St Edmund Hall
* St Hilda's
* St Hugh's
* St John's
* St Peter's
* Trinity
* University
* Wadham
* Wolfson
* Worcester

Cambridge University|

* Men
* Goldie
* Lightweight (men)
* Women
* Blondie
* Caius
* Christ's
* Churchill
* Clare
* Clare Hall
* Corpus Christi
* Darwin
* Downing
* Emmanuel
* First and Third Trinity
* Fitzwilliam
* Girton
* Homerton
* Hughes Hall
* Jesus
* King’s
* Lady Margaret
* Lucy Cavendish
* Magdalene
* Murray Edwards
* Newnham
* Pembroke
* Peterhouse
* Queens'
* Robinson
* Selwyn
* Sidney Sussex
* St Catharine's
* St Edmund's
* Trinity Hall
* Wolfson

London University|

* London
* King's
* Queen Mary
* UCL

Durham University|

* Durham University
* Durham College Rowing
* Collingwood
* Grey
* Hatfield
* Hild Bede
* John Snow
* Josephine Butler
* South
* St Aidan's
* St Chad's
* St Cuthbert's
* St John's
* St Mary's
* Stephenson
* Trevelyan
* University
* Ustinov
* Van Mildert

Alumni|

* 1829 Boat Club
* Bacon
* Bentham
* Bluefriars
* Bosporos
* Crabtree
* Eton Vikings
* Griffen
* Martyrs
* Ortner
* Queen's Tower
* Taurus
* Tawe Phoenix
* Tyrian
* Ursus
* Windsorian

Schools|

* Aberdeen SRA
* Abingdon
* Bedford
* Bedford Girls'
* Bedford Modern
* Bradford GS
* Canford
* Claires Court
* Dulwich
* Durham
* Emanuel
* Eton
* George Heriot's
* George Watson's
* Glasgow Academy
* Glasgow Schools
* Grange School
* Great Marlow
* Hampton
* Headington
* King's Canterbury
* King's Chester
* King's Worcester
* King's College School, Wimbledon
* King's Ely
* Kingston Grammar
* Lady Eleanor Holles
* Latymer Upper
* Merchant Taylors'
* Monkton Combe
* Monmouth
* Monmouth Comprehensive
* Monmouth Girls
* Pangbourne
* Queen Elizabeth
* Radley
* Reading Blue Coat
* RGS High Wycombe
* RGS Worcester
* St Edward's
* St George's
* St Leonard's
* St Paul's
* St Paul's Girls'
* Shiplake
* Shrewsbury
* Sir William Borlase
* Sir William Perkin's
* Tiffin
* Westminster
* Windsor Boys'
* Wycliffe

Overseas Territories|

* Calpe
* Mediterranean (both Gibraltar)

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