Biography
Relive the voyage of the SS Windrush from the Caribbean to Tilbury, and join us as we look back over the millennia at the history of immigration to England, and what has happened in the years since 1948
SS Windrush: the basics
The story of the SS Empire Windrush is a story of ambition, courage and hope.
A History of Invasion, Settlement and Migration
The ethnic pattern of the British population at the time of the Iron Age (between 700BC and the start of the Roman era in AD43) was already very mixed.
The Story of the SS Empire Windrush
The steamship Empire Windrush brought the first generation of migrant workers from the Caribbean to England, and therefore played an integral part in the origins of multi-cultural Britain. The story of the Windrush was made known to a whole new generation in 1998, when the 50th anniversary of its arrival on these shores was celebrated. But the ship wasn’t always British…
