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by Ivan Sache, 9 July 2019
Estb: 1908. Location: Pear Tree Wharf, Pear Tree Way, Greenwich, London.
Burgee: Pennant approx. 10:14 (photo image). Red field charged with white
trident prongs on a blue shield centred 3 units from hoist.
Source: accessed
7 July 2019,
https://www.reddragonflagmakers.co.uk/products/greenwich-yacht-club-burgee?variant=47258244359
"Thames watermen and river workers founded Greenwich Yacht Club in
Greenwich on the 10th March 1908. The Clubhouse was situated for many years on
the beach adjacent to the current clubhouse. Originally, it was a beached Thames
Sailing Barge "Iverna", then later a hut on the Mudlarks Way beach . . . In more
recent times we were based in what is now known as the "old clubhouse" at the
end of Riverway. That site was required by English Partnerships, as part of the
preparation for construction of the Millennium Dome so English Partnerships
provided the club with new facilities on the previously redundant Peartree
Wharf.
Greenwich Yacht Club took occupation of the site early in November
1999 with temporary clubrooms in what is now the landside function rooms and
where we celebrated the millennium. We finally moved across to our splendid
clubhouse in June 2000. Today our club has more than 400 members . . . "
Source: accessed 8 July 2019,
http://www.greenwichyachtclub.co.uk/about/history
Peter Edwards,
8 July 2019