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The following is an anonymous eulogy to the University College barge, which was sold by the college in 1965.
And so she had to go
Was sadly moved away
Instead the water flow
The gap remains today
Toll for the Barge!
Stout Bossom has now gone
His last load poled across
His ferrying done
The dripping landing stage
Where Univ boats made fast:
the roof where every age
Has watched Eights racing past.
The cheerful cabin's glow
The pictures on each wall
The oars of famous crews
Sweet cakes and teas for all
A floating common room
Set in a silver stream
This seat of Isis, whom
all hold in high esteem.
All this is now a dream
Our Barge's days are o'er
Proud prow and painted beam
Shall ride the Thames no more
We hope that this sentiment will chime with many of you, and that you will consider contributing generously to our Crowdfunding campaign to keep the Corpus Christi Barge afloat and available for the public to enjoy for many years to come.
Merton barge in c1870
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