Alford Gardner, 97, recalls his arrival in Britain 75 years ago, where the ‘damn cold’ was the only thing that bothered him
Growing up in Jamaica, Alford Gardner had no interest in learning British history. Today, the 97-year-old has ironically become the face of it as a pioneering member of the generation of Caribbean migrants who marked the symbolic beginning of a multicultural Britain.
In May 1948, Gardner and his brother were among 492 West Indians onboard the Empire Windrush, a postwar generation that helped rebuild the country and paved the way for others to follow.
