Lunn-Rockliffe was Executive Secretary of the Amateur Rowing Association (now known as British Rowing) in the United Kingdom from 1976 until 1987, overseeing the move towards a more professional organization.[3] He was then central to the foundation of the River and Rowing Museum in Henley, opened by Queen Elizabeth II in November 1998.[4] He took charge of negotiating a site close to the River Thames with Henley Town Council, engaging the architect David Chipperfield to design the award-winning museum building, and obtaining planning permission together with major sponsorship from the locally based businessmen Martyn Arbib and Urs Schwarzenbach.
David Lunn-Rockcliffe married Elizabeth Capron in 1950 and they lived in Wimbledon followed by Surbiton, both in southwest London. They had five daughters and she died in 2001 after they moved to Exeter in Devon.
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^ abDodd, Chris (12 September 2011). . Henley Standard. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^"Obtituary: David Lunn-Rockliffe". The Times. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^"Former ARA Executive Secretary David Lunn-Rockliffe dies aged 86". British Rowing, UK. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^. River and Rowing Museum. 2001. Archived from the original on 23 May 2001. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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david, lunn, rockliffe, december, 1924, august, 2011, british, businessman, rowing, supporter, founder, river, rowing, museum, henley, thames, england, river, rowing, museum, henley, thames, founded, lunn, rockliffe, youngest, english, father, doctor, swiss, m. David Lunn Rockliffe 28 December 1924 23 August 2011 was a British businessman rowing supporter and co founder of the River and Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames England 1 2 The River and Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames co founded by David Lunn Rockliffe Lunn Rockliffe was the youngest son of an English father a doctor and Swiss mother 1 He was brought up near Winchester in Hampshire southern England He was educated at Stowe School and Jesus College Cambridge reading land economy with a break between to serve with the Worcestershire Regiment in Burma during World War II He started working as a dairy farmer in Hampshire before becoming a development officer at the Institute of Corn and Agricultural Merchants He later worked in the paint industry Lunn Rockliffe was Executive Secretary of the Amateur Rowing Association now known as British Rowing in the United Kingdom from 1976 until 1987 overseeing the move towards a more professional organization 3 He was then central to the foundation of the River and Rowing Museum in Henley opened by Queen Elizabeth II in November 1998 4 He took charge of negotiating a site close to the River Thames with Henley Town Council engaging the architect David Chipperfield to design the award winning museum building and obtaining planning permission together with major sponsorship from the locally based businessmen Martyn Arbib and Urs Schwarzenbach David Lunn Rockcliffe married Elizabeth Capron in 1950 and they lived in Wimbledon followed by Surbiton both in southwest London They had five daughters and she died in 2001 after they moved to Exeter in Devon References edit a b Dodd Chris 12 September 2011 Fixer who helped found the River and Rowing Museum Henley Standard Archived from the original on 23 March 2012 Retrieved 20 September 2011 Obtituary David Lunn Rockliffe The Times 5 September 2011 Retrieved 20 September 2011 Former ARA Executive Secretary David Lunn Rockliffe dies aged 86 British Rowing UK 25 August 2011 Retrieved 20 September 2011 History River and Rowing Museum 2001 Archived from the original on 23 May 2001 Retrieved 21 September 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Lunn Rockliffe amp oldid 1165711732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
