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Ref: 7371 |
Kingston-upon-Thames,
Regatta, Lovekyn Cup Fours, silver prize medal awarded 1935 to Tiffin School,
by Gaydon & Sons, in original case from Gaydon & Sons Ltd (21 Thames
Street, Kingston) Obv:
arms of Kingston on a shield over a quadrilobe, lions in angles, BOROUGH
REGATTA LOVEKYN CUP FOURS on border around Rev: engraved TIFFIN SCHOOL / 1935 /
A.W. NORRIS (BOW) / P.F. WILLIAMS /
R. WOODGATE / F.A. GAYDON (STROKE)
/ G. SMITH (COX) in 7 lines
References:
- Notes:
one of the oarsman (FA Gayydon) may well have been from the family of the
jewellers responsible for striking this medal. Tiffin School in Kingston was
founded as a grammar school in the 1630s by a pair of brewing brothers and is
still in existence. Price
£60 |
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