Charles Merivale was an English historian and churchman, for many years dean of Ely Cathedral. He was one of the main instigators of the inaugural Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race which took place at Henley in 1829.
Charles Merivale by Samuel E. Poulton, albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
Memorial to Charles Merivale in Ely Cathedral
Memorial to Charles Merivale in St Mary's Church, Lawford
The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in London, England. It is also known as the University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
An engraving of the 1841 Boat Race, with the gatehouse of Lambeth Palace at centre-left
A portrayal of the dead-heat finish in 1877.
Cambridge at their stakeboat, just before the start of the 2009 race
Oxford in 1890 (winner)