Parr's Priory Rowing Club is a

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club in the east extreme of

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, close to

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. The club was formed in about 2000 and is between

and

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s. Opposite it on the river is

Craven Cottage Craven Cottage is a football ground in Fulham, West London, England, which has been the home of Fulham F.C. since 1896.According to the club'official website The ground's capacity is 22,384; the record attendance is 49,335, for a game against ...

, the home of

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Its boathouse is shared with Barn Elms Rowing Club.

Membership

Membership is relatively small, out of the 20 Tideway non-educational establishment rowing clubs. The club is happy to take on complete novices to the sport at certain times of the year.

Official name

The CASC (community amateur sports club) as which the club files its charity/tax returns is Aldebaran Club Parr's Priory Rowing Club."List of registered CASCs - January 2019." European Union News, 13 Feb. 2019. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A574024861/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=041ec2f5.

Honours

British junior championships

References

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