by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 11, 2024 | PIONEERS
Newton Burgess PIONEERS ‘From Lincoln’s Inn to Kingston lawyer’ 1921 - 1983 Share this: Not all West Indians on board the Empire Windrush came to England with the aim of getting a job. Many of them intended to study. Newton Burgess was a mix of...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 11, 2024 | PIONEERS
Chudleigh Bryan PIONEERS ‘Passenger No 545 immortalised in iconic image’ 1908 - 1926 Share this: Dressed in smart pinstripe trousers, tartan socks, and polished brogues, Chudleigh Bryan looks every bit the stylish man about town as he relaxes...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 11, 2024 | PIONEERS
Delisser Bernard PIONEERS ‘Royal portrait to honour Windrush trailblazer’ Share this: Jamaican-born Delisser ‘Dennis’ Bernard is one of a select group of people who were chosen to have their portrait painted to commemorate the 75th anniversary of...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 10, 2024 | PIONEERS
Robert Bennett PIONEERS ‘After a false dawn in England, USA proved a better bet’ 1908 - 2004 Share this: When Robert Aston Bennett travelled to England from Jamaica on the Empire Windrush, he had a number of hopes and dreams, one of which was to...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 10, 2024 | PIONEERS
Cecil Baugh PIONEERS ‘Arrived England in June, back in Jamaica by September’ 1908 - 2005 Share this: Cecil Baugh bought his passage on the Empire Windrush for one reason only– to study pottery in England under the legendary Bernard Leach. Nine...
