| Date | 13 September 2024 |
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| Type | Blue Plaque |
| Subject | Person |
| Plaque | RBWM |
| Location | The George Inn, 78 Eton High Street, Eton, SL4 6AF — View on Google Maps |
| Status | Current |
| Reference | PQ-0008 |
| Volume | Blue Plaques |
| Collection | Plaques |
Summary
| Name: | George Yeomans Pocock |
| Born: | 23 Mar 1891 |
| Place: | Kingston-upon-Thames |
| Died: | 19 Mar 1976 |
| Profession: | Master Boat Builder |
| Educated: | Eton Free School, then became an apprentice at the boat builder |
| Famous for: | Master builder of racing boats in Eton and Seattle. He was also a champion sculler. He is listed in the USA Rowing Hall of Fame and the Washington State Sports Hall of Fame. |
| Windlesora: | ‘George Pocock Blue Plaque‘ by Thomas Wigley ‘Unveiling Ceremony‘ by Ken Sutherland |
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Curator's Notes
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Tom’s Blue Plaque Mission
26 January 2024
Tom Wigley aims to install a blue plaque in Eton honouring master boat builder George Pocock’s contributions to rowing.
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Blue Plaque: George Yeomans Pocock
8 March 2024
Thomas Wigley seeks George Clooney’s assistance to unveil a blue plaque honouring rowing legend George Yeomans Pocock in Eton.