Over the 70 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury a number of myths have arisen and it’s time for a reappraisal of the history of that voyage and the people who made it. How many passengers were on board, where were they from, who were they? You can find incorrect answers to all of these questions in books, magazine articles and on the pages of the internet. Hopefully we can set the record straight.
This section of the site is where we will group together stories about the Empire Windrush, a section that we plan to add to over the coming months. Some of the stories have been told before but, rather than simply re-hashing existing material, we hope to bring new information to light and debunk some of the ‘fake history’ that is out there.