"Royal Thamesis"
Royal Thamesis is a six-oared shallop. Shallops were the limousines and taxis of the lower Thames in the 17th and 18th century. She carries six passengers in comfort.
Her design is based on the 1689 Royal Barge currently in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, though for practical reasons she is 6 feet (1.83 metres) shorter at 36 feet (11 metres), with a beam of just under 6 feet (1.80 metres).
She was commissioned by the Thames Traditional Boat Rally and built in 1997 by Thames boatbuilder Michael Dennett at Chertsey of Brazilian cedar planking on oak timbers. The carving on her stern represents the head of Father Thames, as seen in the keystone of Henley bridge.
A once only opportunity to acquire this magnificent replica of a Royal Barge (Shallop)
Price and further details from g.kinnaird@euphony.net