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The Lord Lonsdale Belt, won and defended by Joe Calzaghe, 2007
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Named after Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, patron of the National Sporting Club, the Lonsdale belt is awarded to British boxing champions. From 1929 they were awarded by the British Boxing Board of Control and champions who win three title fights in a division are allowed to keep the belt.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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The Lord Lonsdale Belt, won and defended by boxer Jimmy Wilde [image 1 of 3]
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Jimmy Wilde (1892-1969) of Tylorstown, Rhondda, was the first officially recognised World Flyweight Champion. Wilde appeared small and weak in stature, but possessed the combination of a fierce punch and perfect timing. Nicknamed 'The Mighty Atom', he won 101 professional fights over the course of four years and is regarded as the greatest Flyweight boxer of all time.
He became World Flyweight Champion after defeating the American Young Zulu Kid on 18 December 1916.
Named after Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, patron of the National Sporting Club, the Lonsdale belt is awarded to British boxing champions. From 1929 they were awarded by the British Boxing Board of Control and champions who win three title fights in a division are allowed to keep the belt.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Belt won by boxer 'Peerless' Jim Driscoll [image 1 of 4]
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Belt won by boxer 'Peerless' Jim Driscoll [image 1 of 4]
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Belt won and defended by Welsh flyweight boxer Phineas John, 1933-35 [image 1 of 6]
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Phineas John defended this belt against Benny Sharkey at the Belle Vue in Manchester in May 1933.
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'Peerless' Jim Driscoll's boxing gloves, c.1900s [image 1 of 2]
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'Peerless' Jim Driscoll's boxing gloves, c.1900s [image 1 of 2]
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Trousers worn by cyclist Eddie Smart, c.1960s
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Eddie Smart represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1966. He competed in the Scratch Race, Kilo, Sprint, Individual Pursuit and Road Race.
Smart later became a coach and kept a garage on Maindy Road, Cardiff. He and his friend Steve Jones were tragically killed in a car accident on the M4 in Berkshire. The Eddie Smart Memorial Shield is presented to the best Welsh rider at the annual Junior Tour of Wales.
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Cyclist Eddie Smart's shirt, 1965 [image 1 of 2]
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Eddie Smart represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1966. He competed in the Scratch Race, Kilo, Sprint, Individual Pursuit and Road Race.
Smart later became a coach and kept a garage on Maindy Road, Cardiff. He and his friend Steve Jones were tragically killed in a car accident on the M4 in Berkshire. The Eddie Smart Memorial Shield is presented to the best Welsh rider at the annual Junior Tour of Wales.
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Hat worn by Welsh cyclist Eddie Smart, 1960s
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Eddie Smart represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1966. He competed in the Scratch Race, Kilo, Sprint, Individual Pursuit and Road Race.
Smart later became a coach and kept a garage on Maindy Road, Cardiff. He and his friend Steve Jones were tragically killed in a car accident on the M4 in Berkshire. The Eddie Smart Memorial Shield is presented to the best Welsh rider at the annual Junior Tour of Wales.
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Letter from the South Wales Area of the National Union of Mineworkers' to the Capel Celyn Defence Committee, 14 February 1957
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This letter was sent to Elizabeth M. Watkin Jones, Secretary of 'Pwyllgor Amddiffyn Capel Celyn' (the Capel Celyn Defence Committee), by the National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area), 14 February 1957. The Defence Committee was formed in March 1956, shortly after it had been announced that Liverpool Corporation was intending to build a new reservoir in the Tryweryn valley, drowning the village of Capel Celyn, north of Bala.
The Committee launched a spirited campaign to oppose the proposal to drown Cwm Celyn. In addition to canvassing support from local authorities, individuals and national institutions, the Committee organised a series of protest meetings, conferences and rallies across north Wales and in the city of Liverpool. This letter is one of hundreds of letters of support sent to the Committee by various organisations across Wales.
Ultimately, however, the efforts of the Committee to halt the building of the new reservoir failed and on 1 August 1957 the Liverpool Corporation Act was passed. Work began on the site three years later and was completed in August 1965.
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Letter from the Anglesey branch of the National Farmers' Union to the Capel Celyn Defence Committee, 24 February 1957
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This letter was sent to Elizabeth M. Watkin Jones, Secretary of 'Pwyllgor Amddiffyn Capel Celyn' (the Capel Celyn Defence Committee), by the Anglesey branch of 'Undeb Cenedlaethol yr Amaethwyr' (National Farmers' Union), 14 February 1957. The Defence Committee was formed in March 1956, shortly after it had been announced that Liverpool Corporation was intending to build a new reservoir in the Tryweryn valley, drowning the village of Capel Celyn, north of Bala.
The Committee launched a spirited campaign to oppose the proposal to drown Cwm Celyn. In addition to canvassing support from local authorities, individuals and national institutions, the Committee organised a series of protest meetings, conferences and rallies across north Wales and in the city of Liverpool. This letter is one of hundreds of letters of support sent to the Committee by various organisations across Wales.
Ultimately, however, the efforts of the Committee to halt the building of the new reservoir failed and on 1 August 1957 the Liverpool Corporation Act was passed. Work began on the site three years later and was completed in August 1965.
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