Itinerant Sailors and Displaced Ayahs - The West India Docks During Wartime

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In 1938 war was looming, but the West India Docks was home to a mixed community. Ships from the colonies brought men of all hues who collected at the docks during call out. There were also ayahs who had travelled to England with British families, abandoned in a strange country with no means of going back. Did they, eventually, find their community in this alien land? “New Arrivals on West India Dock Road” is the first book in Renita D’Silva’s historical saga series. She talks about her inspiration for the series and reads us an extract from the book.

In-person: For access to the event, please use the Aldermanbury entrance to Guildhall Library/The London Centre.

Online via YouTube: Event link to be sent to attendees 24 hours prior to the talk.