Group    From 5/3/1891  To /10/1929

National Sporting Club

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. 

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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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Blitz Club

Blitz Club

A Tuesday night club that attracted students from two nearby art colleges: Central School and St Martins.  Some claim it was the birthplace of New Romanticism.

Group, Community / Clubs, Music / songs

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Friends of the Forgotten Irish

Friends of the Forgotten Irish

The Irish Post has a photo of a similar plaque erected by this group in Dublin.

Group, Community / Clubs, History, Ireland

1 memorial
Fulham 2000

Fulham 2000

Supporters' organisation formed in difficult times to help Fulham Football Club remain at its historic home.   From Moments that made Fulham: "In February 1993, and with Fulham’s lease on the Cott...

Group, Community / Clubs, Philanthropy, Sport / Games

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Debbie Bunting

Debbie Bunting

2018: Our colleague Andrew Behan provides: Deborah R. Friedlander, also spelt Freedlander was born on 13 August 1920, the daughter of Alfred Freedlander and Ethel Eleanor Freedlander née Stammers. ...

Person, Art, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Gresley Society Trust

Gresley Society Trust

From the Trust's website: "Our purpose is to study and celebrate the life and works of Sir Nigel Gresley in particular, and the works and achievements of the London & North Eastern Railway in g...

Group, Community / Clubs, Engineering, History, Transport

1 memorial