Settlers scarf Open and close the barrier

Open and close the barrier leading into the loading station to let the lorry drive in and out

Behind the Bar'

January 1684

An illustration of Limehouse Dock from 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré

Settlers scarf Open and close the barrierThis is a story that begins with post 1960s arrivals from Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Somalia. Today their descendants have unleashed a tidal wave of British creativity from Lambeth to Lagos, Islington to the Ivory Coast. Jimi Famurewa writes with humour, style and sensitivity about the extraordinary world of Black African London. He also uncovers a history of racial discrimination, examines the legacy of transracial private fostering, and reveals