The fantastic, fully accessible, modern clubhouse now has 7 boat bays on the ground floor. The new design has incorporated the original and much-loved clubroom with its arched ceiling and balcony overlooking the Thames.
The 1st floor hosts the main Clubroom Bar, kitchen, Crewroom, Changing Rooms and Terrace. The 4 Changing Rooms can be adapted to suit events at the site: the defaut will be Adult and Junior Male, Adult and Junior Female. Where events feature an imbalance in athlete numbers the clever design can be configured to provide 3 male and one female changing room (ie for the Eights Head of the River Race) or 3 female and one male changing room (for the Women’s head of the River Race).
Extensive land training facilities are now situated on the 2nd Floor with the Cardio and Weights Room.
We’re not entirely sure what the correct (polite) collective noun is for a group of Quintin captains but it’s good we built a nice wide balcony for them to stand on.
For the record the picture shows (from left to right) Mark Chatwin, Richard White, Duncan Hughes (the current incumbent), Dave King and John Peters (now Quintin’s President).
Dame Mary Hogg (patron of the Quintin Hogg Trust and great-granddaughter of our founder Quintin Hogg after whom the Quintin Boat Club is named) pictured with Barry O’Brien (Chairman of the Chiswick Rowing Trust) cutitng the ribbon on the redeveloped site.
The Chiswick Rowing Trust flag was up and proudly flying for the first Boat Race to grace the redeveloped site.
Some of the team who helped put together the redevelopment project for the Quintin Boathouse: Mark Chatwin, the erstwhile Quintin Captain who helped design the layout of the Boathouse; Aubrey Capel who managed the building process and fitting out; Dave King who worked with the Quintin Hogg Trust over the last 10 years to help design the new Boathouse and agree the leasing structure to finance the development; architect architect Chris Boyce of Assorted Skills and Talents and Joanna Embling of the Quintin Hogg Trust for giving the whole scheme the initial green light and shaping it through the years.
CRT hosted the arrival of the first Adaptive Boat Race Challenge which rowed the full Boat Race course from Putney to Chiswick. This event was organised by Fulham Reach BC. There were three athletes from Orleans in France and Becky Coleman, a sepsis survivor, who was the first wheelchair user to row the Boat Race course, using her arms only in 33minute. The athletes were supported by volunteers from Thames RC and Jimmy Weir from Quintin BC.
Such an amazing achievement. You can read the full report of the race on the British Rowing site.
Though we will not be ready for the Quintin head we hope to be open in time for the other main Tideway Heads and of course, the Boat Race.
The roof is looking finished and the solar panels are in place. Sadly the Boathouse won’t be completed in time for Christmas but excitement is building amongst the clubs that use the site as the reopening grows nearer.
The Polytechnic Boathouse, Saturday, 25th August 1888
The drawing above was published in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News on 1st September 1888 (newspaper cutting courtesy of Malcolm Cook).
Fast Forward to 2025 and the contractors have dug up the root of a Scots Pine that was on the site since it opened, visible in the b&w drawing
London Youth Rowing Oarsome Challenge 2025
17 miles on the Thames.
£2,000 raised for @londonyouthrowing + the boathouse rebuild 💪💙
We started in Poplar, passed Tower Bridge, the Shard, Big Ben (iconic!!) and cruised all the way to Putney…
Then came the race section 🏁💥
Winners of the Mixed Race
Highlights?
✅ Fancy dress crews (pink dresses, frog hats & fake moustaches)
✅ Copious snacks 🍌🍫
✅ “Legs, legs, LEGS!” from the boat
✅ Passing 2 crews in the final stretch (!!)
✅ Words of gold from 3x Olympic champ @andytriggshodge
“This money helps kids on free school meals, who don’t get picked for sports teams.” That’s why we row. That’s the real win.
A huge well done to the amazing team from Quintin : Devlin, Roberta, Millie, Francesca, Becca, Sarah, Maryna, and Arshia. You did us proud! We last took part in the Oarsome Challenge in 2022 and also won the race in male crew.
This wasn’t just about winning. Everyone was deeply moved by the cause and the impact of the fundraising. It was an unforgettable experience for a fantastic mission and they are looking forward to 2026 already #oarsomechallenge #lyr#londonyouthrowing
The redevelopment is in full swing at the Quintin Boathouse. The Chiswick Rowing Trust is excited by the opportunity the 5 new bays will offer as the resident clubs and the Trust look to grow the sport across the community in West London.
A fabulous article in The Chiswick Calendar on a resurgence in rowing on the Chiswick stretch – it talks about the exciting development of the new Quintin Boat House and the opportunities at the clubs on our stretch.
Attached is a picture of the recent 12 hour Ergathon held at the Quintin Boathouse.
We are excited to share the plans for our new boathouse. This project has been a long time in the making and we are currently a year into the redevelopment which continues at pace.
Everyone onsite shares the excitement of seeing the boathouse being built from ground in such a short space of time.
The expected completion date for the boatbays is October and the rest of the boathouse by the end of the year. Exciting times I’m sure you will agree.
The bricklayers have started building the external walls, the ground floor paving has arrived and been laid, the structure of the 1st and 2nd floors are clearly visible with the roof going in at present.
Please see the Architect’s plans and illustrations that have been drawn up on behalf of The Quintin Hogg Trust + Quintin Hogg Memorial Fund Trustees.
Congratulations to Coach Jackie the Chiswick School J14 girl’s crew who beat Kew House School in the final of Barnes and Mortlake Regatta to win the school’s first pots for over 25 years!
The cup being awarded by Chiswick Rowing Trustee Hilary Cook.
None of this would be possible without the support of two local charities – The Quintin Hogg Memorial Fund (QHMF) and The Chiswick Rowing Trust (CRT), who promote the growth of local youth rowing and fund the Chiswick School rowing programme. An added reward for both the QHMF and CRT was seeing the boat and blades recently provided to the school prove victorious on its homestretch of water.
Easter 2023 – An innovative use of the Quintin Boathouse by the Little Foxes Club, transpforming the space into a natural light filled art room for calmer periods in their acitivity filled Easter Sports Camp.
The Quintin Hogg Memorial Fund working with the Chiswick Rowing Trust, which promotes the growth of youth rowing, has agreed to buy a new coxed four boat for @ChiswickSchool, a local state secondary mixed comprehensive school. The new boat will be available for the 2023 season.
