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Lascars' Club

Club for lascars in London

Location(s)

313 Victoria Dock Road
London
E16 3AA
United Kingdom

About

The Lascars' Club was founded in 1909 by K. Chowdry. It was located close to Victoria Dock, making it an ideal stopping point for lascars in London. From January to June 1910 alone, 4,180 lascars made use of the club.

K. Chowdry (founder)

Maharaja of Burdwan (subscriber) Maharaja of Sindhia (subscriber), Sophia Duleep Singh (subscriber), Ratan Tata (subscriber).

Visram, Rozina, Asians in Britain: 400 Years of History (London: Pluto Press, 2002)

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© Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1930s – present

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Citation: ‘Lascars' Club’, South Asian Britain, https://southasianbritain-demo.rit.bris.ac.uk/organizations/lascars-club/. Accessed: 5 July 2025.

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