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University College Boathouse is the boathouse of University College Boat Club (UCBC) on the southern bank of the
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. It is owned by
University College, Oxford University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford and colloquially referred to as "Univ", is a Colleges of the University of Oxf ...
. UCBC's Boathouse has become an iconic and very recognisable architectural statement in and around Oxford. The boathouse is shared with Wolfson, St Peter's and Somerville College boat clubs. The original 19th-century boathouse, designed by John Oldrid Scott, was destroyed through arson in 1999. After eight years, a new boathouse designed by Belsize Architects was completed in 2007 at a cost of £2.7million. The Boathouse was awarded a
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(RIBA) prize, and has enjoyed a very favourable reception in the architectural world. An article describes the structure as not just a boathouse, but "a grandstand of the first order" arguing that it represents a new age in rowing.Yuli Toh
Toh Shimazaki Architecture News Archive
The Saturday of Eights Week, the main summer rowing event of
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, in 2007 saw the opening of the new boathouse by then-Chairman of the
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Colin Moynihan, who had coxed for University College and Oxford University, and won a
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at the 1980
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. The ceremony also marked the dedication of the Coleman Viewing Terrace by Jimmy and Jamie Coleman; it is named due to their gift.


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