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Find out about London's original Chinatown | |
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Seamen from Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden formed large transient communities in the port of London |
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Millions of emigrants or immigrants seeking a better life in London or elsewhere moved through the port | |
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During the late 19th century, thousands of Jews fleeing Russian oppression arrived in the port of London |
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The history of the Bengali-speaking community and its links with maritime London | |
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The London Goan community's origins and maritime links with the docks of East London |
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Over the last four centuries thousands of people born in the Swahili-speaking region of Eastern Africa have come to the port of London | |
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The Somalis are one of the oldest African communities in Britain |
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The Portuguese-speaking community has existed in the port of London for a long time | |
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Lewisham residents write poetry about local rivers that flow into the Thames |
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See what happened when we re-united a group of ex-dock workers | |
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Video memories from Docklands deaf community |
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The Parting Cheer is one of the key emigration paintings of the mid-nineteenth century. Between 1815 and 1914 nearly 23 million people emigrated from the British Isles – one of the world’s largest migrations. The Parting Cheer examines the reactions of those left on shore. | | |
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