My grandma and the cup

This image shows my grandmother. She came from Pakistan in 1968. Some of the possessions she brought with her included the cup and saucer she is holding. They were part of a crockery set, bought by my great great grandfather from China during his travels when he was with the British Army. She got this as part of a larger dowry, as a status symbol, when she married in 1949. It showed she was from a wealthy family because her dowry included items and objects from different parts of the world.

Portobello Road

Kenyan Asian families arriving at Heathrow, c 1967

Polish airmen

Polish members of the Air Bridge Association gathering at Newark Cemetery in 2009 for the annual remembrance of the 250 airmen who died trying to supply resistance fighter during the Warsaw uprising in 1944. Many Polish squadrons were posted near Newark during the Second World War and 346 Polish airmen who died during the conflict are buried there.