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4 Sep 2025

The Beacon – Lister Park

A Somali Village in Lister Park

Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums

We found out about this popular attraction at the 1904 Great Exhibition.

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In 1904, as part of the Great Exhibition, a group of Somali men, women and children came to Bradford and lived in a model village in Lister Park. They attracted an enormous number of visitors.  This talk discussed the stories and experiences of this forgotten group, Bradford’s earliest-known Muslim community.

Presented by Professors Fozia Bora and Christopher Gaffney.

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