27 April 2017

Demerara Rowing Club, Georgetown

Rowing was an organized sport in British Guiana. There was a clubhouse located in La Penitence, with swimming and rowing competitions done in the Demerara River close to Stabroek Market. The image shows the rowing clubhouse in 1924 British Guiana.



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  1. I was on that pier in February 2024, just behind the Stabroek Police Station. Nothing left anymore of the boathouse. The pier is partly demolished and somebody is renewing it.
    Carel Reuser cmreuser@yahoo.com

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