Portcities London

reflecting our cultures

[Bypass: Visit the Port Cites Consortium ]

Maritime London Partnership

-Bypass site links | Full graphics | About this Site | Feedback

On this site:

You are here: PortCities London home > People and places > Port communities

Back to London’s first Chinatown
Mandarin Street, Westferry, London.

Mandarin Street, Westferry, London.

Repro ID: H5088
Title: Mandarin Street, Westferry, London.
Description: Mandarin Street near Westferry DLR station stands on the site of the Old Friends Restaurant within London’s first Chinatown. The area was heavily bombed in the Second World War and only the name of the street suggests the former existence of a Chinese community.
Creator: National Maritime Museum
Date: 2003-03
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London

[Bypass: Search Facilities ]