The Pelabon Munitions works and the Belgian village on the Thames: community and forgetfulness in outer-metropolitan suburbs

Christophe Declercq; Helen Baker

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The Pelabon Munitions works and the Belgian village on the Thames: community and forgetfulness in outer-metropolitan suburbs

Christophe Declercq, Helen Baker

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West of London in Richmond and Twickenham, 6000 Belgian refugees developed a flourishing social life, drawn in the context of the national ‘shell crisis’ by employment opportunities at the Pelabon Munitions Works. This article asks why Belgian community life was richer here than almost anywhere else, and explores the significance of refugees’ social interaction for their class and other group identities. Finally, the article seeks to explain why this vast community became completely forgotten locally.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Belgian Refugees in First World War Britain
Editors	Jacqueline Jenkinson
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	51-70
Number of pages	20
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315100159
ISBN (Print)	9781138296183
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315100159-4
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 2017

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The Pelabon Munitions works and the Belgian village on the Thames: community and forgetfulness in outer-metropolitan suburbs. / Declercq, Christophe; Baker, Helen.
Belgian Refugees in First World War Britain. ed. / Jacqueline Jenkinson. 1. ed. London: Routledge, 2017. p. 51-70.

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