Description: | This diagram, by David Boote, of the Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society, shows the layout of the sporting facilities of the Eton Manor Boys' Club, known as "the Wilderness", which was located on Hackney Marshes. The 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. Much of its sporting activities were based at "the Wilderness" from the 1930s until the Club's closure in 1967. |