
green plaque
Arthur 'Peggy' Bettinson, John Fleming, The National Sporting Club, and Hugh Cecil Lowther green plaque
Arthur 'Peggy' Bettinson
Inscription
“This building was once known as The National Sporting Club March 1891-October 1929 which under its president Hugh Cecil Lowther the Fifth Earl of Lonsdale and co-founders Arthur 'Peggy' Bettinson and John Fleming became the home of modern glove boxing”
Details
43 King Street, Covent Garden
WC2E
Erected 2015
City of Westminster
Organisation
People & Places Honored
Arthur 'Peggy' Bettinson
John Fleming
The National Sporting Club
club · (1891-1929)
Hugh Cecil Lowther
Earl of Lonsdale · (1857-1944)
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