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Sign: London - Paddington Railway Station - Commemorating the "Windrush Generation"


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19 Eastbourne Terrace, London W2 6LG, UK
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On the sign:
WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL

WINDRUSH GENERATION
ARRIVED FROM 1948
CARIBBEAN CITIZENS CAME TO HELP REBUILD WAR-TORN BRITAIN, MANY SERVED THE CROWN IN WWII
THIS PLAQUE MARKS THEIR ENTRY INTO WESTMINSTER AND ROUTES ONWARD

WESTMINSTER BAME NETWORK
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The plaque commemorates the thousands of residents from the Caribbean who came to Britain after World War II to help rebuild it.
They are named after the ship HMT Empire Windrush, a ship that in 1948 brought more than 1000 people from Jamaica to help rebuild Britain.
The ship docked at Tilbury Docks, from where they arrived in London, probably Paddington Station.

BAME - Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
WESTMINSTER BAME NETWORK - a body of the city of Westminster (London) established in 2018 with the aim of discussing issues related to minorities

In the next photo taken that day, you can see the location of the sign relative to platform Click for a larger image

The station was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image



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