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Description: | Eton Manor Boys' Club was founded in 1909 by a group of Old Etonians for the boys living in the impoverished area of Hackney Wick. It was renowned for the quality and variety of the facilities it offered in the areas of sport, art, amateur dramatics, music, and other activities. Nicky Gargano (b 1934) joined the club in 1948. Following his time at the club, he won a Gold medal in boxing at the 1954 Empire Games, and a Bronze in the 1956 Olympics. Here, in conversation with Lynda Pearce of the "Up the Manor" project, he speaks about the environment in which he grew up and the choices one had as to whether to join the "bad crowd" or not. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Bishopsgate Institute | Rights holder: | Bishopsgate Institute | Subjects: | Home and Family | Temporal: | 2008 | Source: | Bishopsgate Institute | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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