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SALTERS STEAMERS - THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF BOATING ON THE THAMES

Name: SALTERS STEAMERS - THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF BOATING ON THE THAMES
Start: 2026-02-11T19:15:00+00:00
Location: Oxford Florence Park Community Centre

Messing about on the river in the 19th & 20th century

Presented by: Florence Park Talks

0	OXFORD: Florence Park Community Centre
P	Wednesday 11th February, 2026
N	7:15pm

Event information

A trip on the river was the major leisure pastime for the Victorian bourgeoise. Furthermore, Salters built boats for the Thames plus exported them, to the colonies. The boat manufacturing factory was where The Head of the River pub now sits. (the most expensive pub in the county)