... connected by streets with names such as Dominion way and Atlantic slope, which had been chosen by imperialists such as Kipling and others. The total cost of the show was 2.2 million, half of which was provided by a government keen to stimulate imperial trade. Everything that was seen to be imperial was condensed into Wembley's 15 miles of streets. There was a great stadium to highlight the British aptitude for sports activities. Giant palaces and pavilions housed the treasures of the Dominions, India, the Crown Colonies, the Protectorates and the mandated territories. Glowing domes and minarets topped the Indian pavilion within which could be seen 'the splendour of the east', including silks, carpets, embroideries, marble and silverware. West Africa was represented by a red walled township where Nigerian women could be seen pounding rice. The Hong Kong pavilion had a replica of a street with shops and a restaurant where you ...

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