24 September 2025

From rowing historian and writer Chris Dodd,
one of the founders of the River and Rowing Museum,
which closed its doors for the public on Sunday, 21 September.

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. 

Opening lines of “Endymion” (1818) by John Keats.