tooting influences Flashcards
(19 cards)
What annual event celebrates the food and entertainment scene in Tooting?
Toopia
Toopia is an annual food festival in Tooting.
In what year did Tooting Bec Lido open?
1906
What does Tooting Market sell?
Food, drink, furniture, art
Tooting Market has been operational for the past 80 years.
When was Tooting Junction opened?
2868
In what year did St George’s Hospital relocate to Tooting?
1954
What hospitals did St George’s Hospital take over?
Old Grove Fever and Fountain Hospitals
What significant infrastructure was established in 1926 in Tooting?
Underground
This completed Tooting’s suburbanisation from a pair of villages.
What did the British Nationality Act 1948 allow?
British empire colonies allowed to live and work in UK
What demographic movement occurred in Tooting due to the British Nationality Act 1948?
Movement of South Asians into Tooting to settle
What are the names of two galleries mentioned in Tooting?
MAGAN gallery London and Gallery Midnight
Why is Tooting referred to as ‘Little South India’?
Due to its Asian, Tamil-speaking population and many South Indian restaurants
Who owns and runs Mud coffee house?
New Zealanders
What was the St Nicholas parochial hall converted into?
Idara-e-Jaáferiya mosque for Shia Muslims
What is the Mayfair cinema now known as?
A Sunni Islamic centre towards Tooting Bec
What types of businesses can be found in Tooting related to Islamic culture?
Masjid and Islamic Bookshop, Halal butchers
What significant change occurred in 1992 regarding EU citizens?
EU free movement granted
Where is Starbucks located in Tooting?
Mitcham Road in Tooting Broadway
Why were Somali refugees resettled in Tooting?
Due to Gateway Protection Programme
What organizations partnered in the Gateway Protection Programme?
British government and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
This programme is co-funded by the EU.
