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Description: | This street sign was removed from Mandarin Street, Westferry, an area associated with London's first Chinatown. Chinese immigrants first established a community in East London in the mid-19th century. After World War I there were about 300 members of the Chinese community living in Limehouse and Pennyfields. This area was heavily bombed during World War II and most Chinese residents relocated to the new Chinatown in Soho. Street names such as Mandarin Street, Canton Street, Ming Street and Nankin Street remain as reminders of London's first Chinese community. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | Migration and Citizenship Communities Cityscape | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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