East London Afro-Caribbean child and mother in playground 1952 61.142/1 This programme for the Grand

This programme for the Grand Continental Circus at Crystal Palace records the artists

Add a touch of royal flair with this fabric decoration

An image of how a print would look if printed from the St Paul's section of The Copperplate Map which dates from the 1550’s and is the first known map of London

They line the quay at the centre of the image

To break the strikes

East London Afro-Caribbean child and mother in playground 1952 61.142/1 This programme for the GrandEast London Afro Caribbean child and mother in playground. The years between 1948 and 1962 saw the migration to Britain of several thousand Caribbean people. They were attracted by jobs in the health service, transport and catering industries. Most of them were men who were not joined by their wives and families until they had established themselves. So a Caribbean mother and child in London would have been a relatively unusual sight at this date.