An Indian 'lascar' seaman at King George V Dock 1959 Size:extra large but could then be re-imprisoned

but could then be re-imprisoned once they had recovered

and throughout the 1920s and 30s presented a string of highly successful musical shows

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Surrey Commercial Docks primarily handled timber imported from Canada

Midland and Scottish Railway

An Indian 'lascar' seaman at King George V Dock 1959 Size:extra large but could then be re-imprisonedAn Indian 'lascar' seaman at King George V Dock. Sailors from India had been coming to Britain since the East India Company first recruited them in the 18th century. A community of Indian seamen grew up in the Docklands areas of Stepney, Poplar, Canning Town, and near the West and East India Docks.