2026-09-28T00:22:33+01:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object855792821Oriental Strangers HomeNA historic term for temporary accommodation offered to foreign sailors employed by British shipping companies but destitute while awaiting their next ship. The 'Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Africans and South Sea Islanders' opened in London in 1857.1N