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Chinese in the Port of London, London’s first Chinatown |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H5128 |
| Description: The Limehouse area in London was notorious for its opimum dens, many of which catered for Chinese sailors employed by the Blue Funnel Line as well as English addicts. The addicts and gamblers were the subject of sensationalist reports in the press. They were also made infamous by writers such as Thomas Burke, Sax Rohmer and Oscar Wilde. The latter's 'Picture of Dorian Gray' for example, contains a scene were Dorian visits a Limehouse opium den. |
| Creator: J. Salter |
| Date: c. 1895 |
| Credit line: Tower Hamlets Local History Library Collection | |
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