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SW14, Thames Bank

Not a memorial at all but interesting nonetheless - this  'University Stone', together with the striped 'University Post' opposite, mark the finish line of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.

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University Boat Race stone - finish

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University Boat Race

A race on the River Thames, now run annually between Oxford and Cambridge uni...

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