Gallery – The 1940s and 1950s
A Young Mirajudeen Quraishi playing with his father on beaches of Karachi, in the 1930s.
A young Mohammed Rafiq Kotia in his Leeds Grammar school uniform (1950).
Kifait Ali arrived to join his uncles in Harehills in 1957..
A driving license belonging to Mr Noor Kotia in the early 1950s, at a time when few Ethnic minority men could afford to own a car.
A Young Abdul Razak amongst family and friends in in Karachi (early 50s)
Fakru ,Wali and Zaman arrived in the mid 1950s.the brothers were united when they lived together in Leeds.
Ghulam Nabi, originally from Dadyal in Kashmir, coming to Harehills in 1957 and working at the Catton Foundry. He was also a traditional Asian wrestler. (Pehlvan)
Haji Noor Mohammed Kotia lived in Hyde Park in the late 40s.Here he stands proudly next to the car he owned, at a time when few other Pakistanis could afford to own a car..
Mansha Mir came to the Uk from Kashmir in the early 1950s, upon the invitation of his cousins. Here he stands proudly outside his shared home, on Chapman Street.
Mir Bostan arrived to Britain in 1952, originally from Mirpur.
Mir Mohammed arrived to Leeds in the mid 1940s,a young businessman who part owned a fish and chip shop on Cherry Lane.
Mir Mohammed prior to settling in Leeds in the mid 40s.
Mir lateef smartly dressed in the standard suit and tie worn in the 40s and 50s.
Mr Mirza Bashir, arrived in the mid 1950s.
A young Mohammed Mir came to Newcastle port from Mumbai in the mid 1940s,.
A painting belonging to Mr Noor Mohammed kotia, which he had brought with him to the the UK.
Noor Mohammed Kotia arrived in the late 1940s,a pioneer businessman and philanthropist, who started as a pedlar in London.
Hassan Bava had served in the Merchant Navy, allowing him to visit Britain in the 1940s and 50s. He would serve in the second World War.
Fazal Karim Butt had served in the merchant Navy, arriving to Leeds in the mid 1950s after leaving service and later brining his family over in the early 1960s.
During the second world war Mir Bostan had been a Military vehicle driver and army volunteer in his native Mirpur.
A business certificate belonging to Mr Noor Kotia who found N.k limited. in the 1959.
Ch. Muhammad Sharif from Peer Ganoi, who lived in Harehills.
A grey long overcoat worn by Mir Bostan when he arrived to the UK in 1952.
A Gudwara at Saville Drive in Chapeltown, offered a space for fellow south Asian migrants from the Muslim faith to worship onsite.
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