East London Afro-Caribbean child and mother in playground 1952 IN15416 Number two of Thomas Rowlandson's

Number two of Thomas Rowlandson's eight 'Cries of London'

Section 40 of the original Descriptive Map of London Poverty

A woman participates in an anti-Nazi rally

South Finsbury

Anti-mod and anti-hippy crews of skinhead youths displayed their tough attitudes and influences in their dress and behaviour

East London Afro-Caribbean child and mother in playground 1952 IN15416 Number two of Thomas Rowlandson'sEast 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.