The RiverCraft range of model vessels have been specifically researched with much help gleaned from the many historical sources within the City.

Although working mostly on specific commissions of a varied range of vessels, ranging from the very first fighting ships, the Triremes of 500 BC, to The Princess Alice Paddle steamer, victim of the largest loss of life accident on the Thames (1878).

Bob Crouch's River Thames background leads him to research, understand and build the beautiful oared vessels, the Wherrys, Shallops and Liverybarges which plied The Thames, over the 2000 years of it's use as the natural highway of London.

His love of these craft stems from their beautiful lines and curved shapes, from the artful way the hulls were constructed by the Shipwrights of the time and by the wonderful way these vessels could be handled under manual power, often covering distances in excess of 30 miles in a single journey.

His technique is to create a model in the same way as the originals were built, from keel up and planking onto the vessel's ribs.

He sees his models as three dimensional works of art, which when viewed from any angle, will give boat lovers aesthetic pleasure and an insight into a bygone era, when such vessels graced the waters of the City of London.