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Mandarin Street, Westferry, London.

Mandarin Street, Westferry, London.
Mandarin Street, Westferry, London.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: H5088
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
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