Eton Manor
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Eton Manor is a sports and leisure venue in Leyton
, London Borough of Waltham Forest
. It is the northernnmost area of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and a venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics
.
It will house temporary training pools for participants in aquatics events, including three 50m pools for swimmers, and smaller pools for synchronised swimmers and water polo competitors.
For the 2012 Summer Paralympics
it will host wheelchair tennis
, with nine competition courts and four courts for warm-up. A total of 10,500 seats for spectators are planned, with a 5,000-capacity "show court".
and is owned and run by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
.
relocated from further south in the Olympic Park.
In 2010, the board of England Hockey
put in a bid to host the Men's and Women's World Cups at the same time in 2014, but the competitions were awarded to Utrecht, with the FIH promising London a chance to hold an event in 2015 or 2016.
Leyton Orient Football Club
have expressed an interest in moving into the area in January 2011. In June 2011, the club made a presentation to the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority who will operate the site after the Games.
, which from the 1880s had run a "mission" to raise living standards in the East End of London
.
In 1909 four Old Etonian philanthropists founded Eton Manor Boys' Club to provide sporting facilities in the Hackney area, purchasing the former Manor Farm in 1913. In 1920 an old rubbish tip site was converted into the Club's new sports ground, known as The Wilderness. Facilities included nine football pitches, two rugby pitches, cricket pitches, six tennis courts, a bowling green, a squash court and a running track. Eton Manor Boys' Club closed in 1967 and the Club ground fell into disuse in 2001 before being selected for use during the 2012 Olympic Games.
The charitable trust set up in 1924 to run and support Eton Manor Boys' Club still continues with different aims and a new name, Villiers Park Educational Trust
.
Three sports clubs originating from Eton "mission" are still in existence: Eton Manor R.F.C., now playing at The New Wilderness ground in Wanstead
, Eton Manor F.C.
, now playing at the Mayesbrook Park ground in Dagenham
, and Eton Manor A.C., meeting at Waltham Forest Track and Pool in Walthamstow
(young athletes) and The Cottage, Marsh Lane, in Leyton
(senior athletes).
Eton College has a second connection to the 2012 Olympic Games, as the rowing events will be held at the College's private facility, Dorney Lake
.
Leyton
Leyton is an area of north-east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located north east of Charing Cross. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone; Stratford in Newham; and Homerton and Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney....
, London Borough of Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...
. It is the northernnmost area of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and a venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
.
It will house temporary training pools for participants in aquatics events, including three 50m pools for swimmers, and smaller pools for synchronised swimmers and water polo competitors.
For the 2012 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics and will take place between 29 August and 9 September 2012. The Games will be held in London, United Kingdom after the city was successful with its bid for the Paralympics and Summer Olympic Games.Even though 2012 will be London's...
it will host wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for those who have disabilities in their lower bodies. The size of courts, balls, and rackets are same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis; they use specially designed wheelchairs and the ball may bounce up to two times...
, with nine competition courts and four courts for warm-up. A total of 10,500 seats for spectators are planned, with a 5,000-capacity "show court".
Management
The Eton Manor site covers 27 acres within Lee Valley Regional ParkLee Valley Park
Lee Valley Regional Park is a long linear park, much of it green spaces, running through the northeast of London, Essex and Hertfordshire from the River Thames to Ware in Hertfordshire, England through areas such as Hackney, Tottenham, Enfield, Stratford, Tower Hamlets, Walthamstow, Cheshunt,...
and is owned and run by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority is a statutory body that is responsible for managing and developing the long, Lee Valley Regional Park. The park was established by Parliament in 1967. The headquarters of the authority are based at Myddleton House, Bulls Cross in the London Borough of Enfield,...
.
Post-Olympics
After the Olympic Games, Eton Manor will house the scaled down Olympic Hockey CentreOlympic Hockey Centre (London)
London's Olympic Hockey Centre will be built in the Olympic Park at Hackney in east London, United Kingdom. It will have two venues for the Olympic hockey competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics with capacities of 15,000 and 5,000 respectively, and venues for the Paralympic football seven-a-side...
relocated from further south in the Olympic Park.
In 2010, the board of England Hockey
England Hockey
England Hockey is the national governing body for the sport of hockey in England. There are separate governing bodies for the sport in the other parts of the United Kingdom. It was formed on 1 January 2003 to replace the English Hockey Association which had had to suspend operations 2002 because...
put in a bid to host the Men's and Women's World Cups at the same time in 2014, but the competitions were awarded to Utrecht, with the FIH promising London a chance to hold an event in 2015 or 2016.
Leyton Orient Football Club
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
have expressed an interest in moving into the area in January 2011. In June 2011, the club made a presentation to the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority who will operate the site after the Games.
History
Eton Manor takes its name from Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, which from the 1880s had run a "mission" to raise living standards in the East End of London
East End of London
The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
.
In 1909 four Old Etonian philanthropists founded Eton Manor Boys' Club to provide sporting facilities in the Hackney area, purchasing the former Manor Farm in 1913. In 1920 an old rubbish tip site was converted into the Club's new sports ground, known as The Wilderness. Facilities included nine football pitches, two rugby pitches, cricket pitches, six tennis courts, a bowling green, a squash court and a running track. Eton Manor Boys' Club closed in 1967 and the Club ground fell into disuse in 2001 before being selected for use during the 2012 Olympic Games.
The charitable trust set up in 1924 to run and support Eton Manor Boys' Club still continues with different aims and a new name, Villiers Park Educational Trust
Villiers Park
Villiers Park Educational Trust is a registered educational charity in the United Kingdom that helps very able students achieve their full academic potential and gain a place at a leading university. It runs a residential training centre in Foxton, close to Cambridge...
.
Three sports clubs originating from Eton "mission" are still in existence: Eton Manor R.F.C., now playing at The New Wilderness ground in Wanstead
Wanstead
Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, North-East London. The main road going through Wanstead is the A12. The name is from the Anglo-Saxon words wænn and stede, meaning "settlement on a small hill"....
, Eton Manor F.C.
Eton Manor F.C.
-Early years:The club was formed in 1901 by rich and influential families of the likes of Barings, Villiers and Lord Chelsea for the benefit of bringing sport to the poor and underprivileged youth of the East End of London...
, now playing at the Mayesbrook Park ground in Dagenham
Dagenham
Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began...
, and Eton Manor A.C., meeting at Waltham Forest Track and Pool in Walthamstow
Walthamstow
Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
(young athletes) and The Cottage, Marsh Lane, in Leyton
Leyton
Leyton is an area of north-east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located north east of Charing Cross. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone; Stratford in Newham; and Homerton and Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney....
(senior athletes).
Eton College has a second connection to the 2012 Olympic Games, as the rowing events will be held at the College's private facility, Dorney Lake
Dorney Lake
Dorney Lake is a purpose-built rowing lake in the United Kingdom. It is located at grid reference near the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and near the towns of Windsor and Eton, close to the River Thames. The lake is privately owned and financed by Eton College, who have spent £17 million...
.
External links
- London 2012 official website
- Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2007/jul/29/features.magazine37The Guardian: "To the Manor born: It was a place where the most privileged lived among the most deprived, where 'the roughest class of working boy' had a chance to escape poverty and crime. Now the site where Eton Manor once proudly stood is to be a part of London's Olympic park. Geraldine Bedell revisits her childhood haunts to reveal the intriguing history of Hackney's best-loved boy's club"]
- Telegraph: "London 2012 Olympics: renewal stirs the memories: Eton Manor Boys Club inspired loyalty and hope in its members, says Jacquelin Magnay."