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Tallow Submarine

A replica of 17th century submarine built by Mark Edwards, boatbuilder at Richmond bridge Boathouses for the BBC TV series Building The Impossible.

 
 
 
 
CELEBRATION OF TIME
14th September 2002
The Launch of the Royal Shallop Jubilant

The Celebration of Time was an event to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee and to introduce a brand new yet traditional craft to the river Thames. The new craft is to be called "Jubilant". The Shallop, being built at Richmond, is a replica of the eighteenth century barge on display in Somerset House in central London.

Built by Mark Edwards, a traditional boat builder at Richmond upon Thames for the Thames Traditional Rowing Association the "Jubilant" is for training disabled rowers to join able-bodied rowers in events, ceremonies and regattas on the Thames.