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Swan Upping In Pictures
July 2000, 2001 and 2004

 

UPDATED - August 10th 2004 to include pictures by Joy Girvin from Datchet in 2004.

Please allow a few moments for the photographs to arrive. Certain photos also appear in the articles below. We are hoping to add additional photos as they come available.

See also

Swan Upping - The History Swan Upping - Information about the Annual Event with Photos News of The Regal Swan Project, Florida, USA
River Thames Home Page   Royal Windsor Home Page

Loyal Toast 2001

The Loyal Toast in Romney Lock.
The swan uppers turn to face the castle to toast the Monarch with the words
"Her Majesty The Queen, Seigneur of the Swans."

departure 18th July 2000

Preparing for departure, 18th July 2000, Eton Boathouses with
two support or towing boats in the foreground.

departure 2

Departure, 18th July 2000, Eton Boathouses

The following photographs were sent in by Elaine and Morton Davis. We are particularly grateful to them for making available these excellent pictures from Culham Lock at the end of the Swan Upping event in July 2000.

Red White and Blue!!

The Queens Standard, 'ER' upper left, and crews in red blazers.
The Dyers colours are navy blue and Vintners are white.

Vintners Skiff

Vintners Skiff

Argonaut

The Argonaut moors up

Group

Another group picture

Flying Swan

This launch, Flying Swan, sports the flag denoting that the boat is one of
the three support or towing boats for the Swan Upping from the Thames Vintage Boat Club.

We are grateful to Peter Skerritt of the Thames Vintage Boat Club and owner of Flying Swan who has written to tell us that the flag is flown at the bow to help identify the three nominated boats to Lock Keepers as they make their way up river.

Swan Upping Datchet 2004

Our thanks to Joy Girvin for the following photographs taken at Datchet during the 2004 Swan Upping.

Round up

Rounding up the swans at Datchet

Weighing

Here the cygnets have been caught and are weighed in a red bag before being marked and returned to the river.

taking notes

The cygnets 'vital statistics' are recorded

Ringing

An adult swan is ringed.


See also

Swan Upping - The History Swan Upping - Information about the Annual Event with Photos News of The Regal Swan Project, Florida, USA
River Thames Home Page   Royal Windsor Home Page



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