Bossom's Boatyard on the Thames - geograph

Bossoms Boatyard is located opposite Port Meadow,

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History

The yard was managed by the Bossom family from about 1830 until 1945, when the last in a line of several generations retired from the family business. Boats continue to be built by the company at this site to this day. Bossoms was one of the first boat builders to develop the use of GRP for

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still in existence that exhibited at the first ever London Boat Show.

Boats

Some of the craft built by Bossoms include: * The Vertue (yacht) * The Bosun (dinghy) * The

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References

External links

Bossoms Boatyard website
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History

Boats

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