Lancaster John O' Gaunt Rowing Club
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Lancaster John O'Gaunt Rowing Club (JOG) is an English rowing
club based at Lancaster
on the River Lune
. Its origins date back to 1842 making it the fifth oldest surviving rowing club in the United Kingdom
outside the universities.
. with the help of his partner Edward Graham Paley
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Sharpe lived in one of the largest riverside houses at Halton Hall and owned two 4-oared cutters, the 'Ariadne' and the 'Lotus', which he made over to the new rowing club for £40 on 20 September 1842.
At the 1865 UK general election there were allegation of political bribery concerning members of the Lancaster Rowing Club. After a Royal Commission's investigation in 1867 the original Lancaster Rowing Club had ceased to exist and two new clubs were established: a new Lancaster Rowing Club (Tory) and John O'Gaunt Rowing Club (Liberal).
Up to 1876 the Lancaster Rowing Club, with subscriptions as high as £70 saw increasing success and the boathouse was paid for. However John O'Gaunt Rowing Club on the other side of the river was less successful and had to remove their boats from their building as rental was too high. It was then that James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton
a leader of Lancaster's new found manufacturing prosperity, came to the rescue. He bought all the riverside property on part of which stood the boathouse and leased the land and building to the club for 2/6d. (12.5p) per annum.
By 1931 the fortunes of the two Clubs had reversed as the Lancaster RC building needed refurbishment and without the benefit of a benefactor the committee were 'unanimously of the opinion that under present conditions it is impossible to carry on'. The Lancaster Rowing Club then made all its stock available to JOG.
would provide additional coaching staff whilst the partner schools would provide land-based facilities and recruitment opportunities.
Lancaster University Boat Club was first founded in 1964. They used JOG's facilities up until 1966 when they moved to the newly renovated station building at Halton.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School Boat Club was first founded in 1948.
They were tenants of JOG from 1985 to 2011. In 2011 LRGS relocated to Halton Army Training Camp.
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Current club members include Under-23 representatives for Great Britain
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Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
club based at Lancaster
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
on the River Lune
River Lune
The River Lune is a river in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.It is formed at Wath, in the parish of Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, at the confluence of Sandwath Beck and Weasdale Beck...
. Its origins date back to 1842 making it the fifth oldest surviving rowing club in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
outside the universities.
History
Lancaster Rowing Club was first founded in 1842 by the architect and engineer Edmund SharpeEdmund Sharpe
Edmund Sharpe was an English architect and engineer. He started his career as an architect, initially on his own, then in partnership with Edward Paley, designing mainly churches but also some secular buildings...
. with the help of his partner Edward Graham Paley
Edward Graham Paley
Edward Graham Paley, usually known as E. G. Paley, , was an English architect who practised in Lancaster, Lancashire, in the second half of the 19th century.-Education and career:...
.
Sharpe lived in one of the largest riverside houses at Halton Hall and owned two 4-oared cutters, the 'Ariadne' and the 'Lotus', which he made over to the new rowing club for £40 on 20 September 1842.
At the 1865 UK general election there were allegation of political bribery concerning members of the Lancaster Rowing Club. After a Royal Commission's investigation in 1867 the original Lancaster Rowing Club had ceased to exist and two new clubs were established: a new Lancaster Rowing Club (Tory) and John O'Gaunt Rowing Club (Liberal).
Up to 1876 the Lancaster Rowing Club, with subscriptions as high as £70 saw increasing success and the boathouse was paid for. However John O'Gaunt Rowing Club on the other side of the river was less successful and had to remove their boats from their building as rental was too high. It was then that James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton
James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton
James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.Williamson was a successful businessman, whose family business in Lancaster produced oil cloth and linoleum which were exported around the world...
a leader of Lancaster's new found manufacturing prosperity, came to the rescue. He bought all the riverside property on part of which stood the boathouse and leased the land and building to the club for 2/6d. (12.5p) per annum.
By 1931 the fortunes of the two Clubs had reversed as the Lancaster RC building needed refurbishment and without the benefit of a benefactor the committee were 'unanimously of the opinion that under present conditions it is impossible to carry on'. The Lancaster Rowing Club then made all its stock available to JOG.
Associated Clubs
Lancaster Schools' Rowing Association (LSRA) was first founded in 2010. The club was formed to enhance the rowing provision available to under-18s in Lancaster and the surrouncing area. Facilities, equipment and coaching staff would primarily be provided by JOG. British Rowing, Henley Stewards' and Lancaster and Morecambe CollegeLancaster and Morecambe College
Lancaster and Morecambe College is a further education College situated on Torrisholme Road, halfway between Lancaster and Morecambe, Lancashire, England...
would provide additional coaching staff whilst the partner schools would provide land-based facilities and recruitment opportunities.
Lancaster University Boat Club was first founded in 1964. They used JOG's facilities up until 1966 when they moved to the newly renovated station building at Halton.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School Boat Club was first founded in 1948.
They were tenants of JOG from 1985 to 2011. In 2011 LRGS relocated to Halton Army Training Camp.
Members
Membership is open to all except for those that have been refused membership of British Rowing. Former members of the club include, two-time winner of the Wingfield Sculls, Doug MelvinDoug Melvin (rower)
Douglas V Melvin is a British rower who twice won the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur sculling championship of the River Thames.Melvin was born at Lancaster. He took a job there with the Electricity Board, and was working there and rowing for John O'Gaunt Rowing Club when he won the Wingfield Sculls...
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Current club members include Under-23 representatives for Great Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
:
- Scott Durant
- Mason Durant
See also
- British Rowing
- Lancaster University Boat ClubLancaster University Boat ClubLancaster University Boat Club was first founded in 1964, with the inception of the University, by Sir Harold Parkinson...
- Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolLancaster Royal Grammar SchoolLancaster Royal Grammar School is a voluntary aided, selective grammar school for boys in Lancaster, England. The school has been awarded specialist Technology College and Language College status. Old boys belong to The Old Lancastrians...