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11. The Empire Windrush.
*The Empire Windrush. The 'Empire Windrush'. In June 1948 she brought 492 Jamaican immigrants to Tilbury. They were the first of the many Caribbean immigrants seeking to...
12. Inshore dhows at Lamu, Kenya.
*Inshore dhows at Lamu, Kenya. These inshore dhows at Lamu are used to sail between the islands of the Lamu archipelago and the plantations and mangrove swamps on the mainland...
13. Chinatown, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
*Chinatown, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Penang is the oldest British settlement on the Malay Peninsula and George Town is one of the most Chinese settlements in Southeast Asia.
14. An Asian quartermaster on the Kenya (1951).
*An Asian quartermaster on the Kenya (1951). An Asian quatermaster on the SS 'Kenya' (1951). The 'Kenya' belonged to the British India Line operating between Britain and East Africa. The British...
15. A model of a mtepe.
*A model of a mtepe. The mtepe owed its construction to the coconut tree. The hull was made from coconut planks sewn together with rope made from coir (the husk-like...
16. Interior of a 19th-century Swahili house, Lamu, Kenya.
*Interior of a 19th-century Swahili house, Lamu, Kenya. The interior hallway of a 19th-century Swahili house at Lamu, Kenya. The wall niches (or Zidaka) were used to store Chinese and European ceramics and...
17. London Road, Tilbury, during the floods of 1953.
*London Road, Tilbury, during the floods of 1953. The main Tilbury to London road under water during the February 1953 floods. This photograph was taken from a train window. Large sections of...
18. Storm floods at Tate & Lyle, 1948.
*Storm floods at Tate & Lyle, 1948. The 1940s were a difficult time for Tate & Lyle. The company's London refineries were situated in one of the most heavily bombed areas of the...
19. Ruins of a house at Jumbe la Mtwana, Kenya.
*Ruins of a house at Jumbe la Mtwana, Kenya. Jumbe la Mtwana means “the large house of the slave”. About 14 stone houses have been discovered at the seaside site. Most houses were...
20. Model of a Dau la Utango/Lamu Dhow.
*Model of a Dau la Utango/Lamu Dhow. This 'Dau la Utango' is a Lamu version of the Persian Guf 'Shu’i' and is used primarily for coastal fishing and trade. Though smaller then the...
 
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