Founded by John Fleming and A. F. "Peggy" Bettinson. First president Hugh Cecil Lowther, Fifth Earl of Lonsdale. It became the home of modern glove boxing, with bouts taking place in silence, after dinner. In the 1920s Boxing found a mass audience and the days of this gentleman's boxing club were numbered. In October 1928 they were forced to allow the public in to the club. In 1929 they moved out of King Street and then used at least 4 other venues until WW2 at which point the club folded.
The image, by Phil May, shows the club in 1897. MissSamPerrin is an excellent source for this subject, with interesting images.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
National Sporting Club
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National Sporting Club
This building was once known as the National Sporting Club, March 1891 - Octo...
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Lissenden Gardens Tenants Association
When we first researched this area in 2008 there were three plaques erected by the LGTA; others were erected later so we had to go back. The first three plaques all end with the text "Awards for ...
6 memorials
Guy's John Fry Group
This is possibly the same group of Guy's alumni who gather each October for a lunch to celebrate the life and work of Doctor John Fry.
1 memorial
George Arthur Roberts
Soldier and Fireman. Born in Trinidad, he was one of the first black men to join the British Army. In WW1, he earned a reputation for throwing bombs back over enemy lines and was nicknamed the 'Coc...
Person, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, Emergency Services, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands, France, Turkey
War served, WW2
1 memorial
London District of Fitzrovia
Area of London, bordered roughly by Euston Road to the north, Oxford Street to the south, Great Portland Street to the west and Gower Street to the east. Probably named after the Fitzroy Tavern pub...
1 memorial
3 memorials