1931 London. Photo taken by Imai. Image colourized & enhanced by Anthony Zois.
1931 London. Photo taken by Imai. Image colourized & enhanced by Anthony Zois.

Bath, England

 

Bridgwater, England

 

British Musuem, London

 

Charing Cross Hotel, London

 

Chinatown, London

 

Chippenham, England

 

Coliseum, London

 

Combe Matin, England

 

Compayne Gardens, West Hampstead, London

 

Davy's home - 32 Russell Road, Kensington, London

 

Dover, England

 

East Challacombe, England

 

Fellowship Club, London

 

Folkestone, England

 

Glastonbury, England

 

Globe ( Gielgud ) Theatre, London

 

Hampstead, London

 

Hampton Court Palace, England

 

Harringay Arena & Stadium, London

 

House of Commons, London

 

Hygeia House

 

Imai Studios, London

 

Kew Gardens, London

 

Kingsley Hall Community Centre, East End, London

 

Knightsbridge Hotel

 

Liverpool Station, London

London Airport

 

London Coliseum

 

London Underground

 

London Zoo

 

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London

 

Margaret Craske Dance Studio, London

 

Marlborough, England

 

National Gallery, London

 

Newbury, England

 

Oxford Circus, London

 

Penbury Grove, England

 

Piccadilly, London

 

Piccadilly Theatre, London

 

Prince of Wales Theatre, London

 

Q Theatre, London

 

Queens Hall, London

 

Reading, England

 

Regents Park, London

 

Rubens Hotel, London

 

Shepherd's Bush, London

 

Slough, England

 

Southampton, England

 

South Molton, England

Star & Garter Hotel, Richmond, London

 

Taunton, England

 

Victoria & Albert Musuem, London

 

Victoria Railway Station, London

 

Wells, England

 

Westminster Abbey

 

1931 : Meher Baba's passport photo ( B/W ). Image colorized by Anthony Zois.
1931 : Meher Baba's passport photo ( B/W ). Image colorized by Anthony Zois.

During Meher Baba's several visits he was often taken for drives around London and other nearby places. Many of these places are not highlighted  here, such as Buckingham Palace. 

 

An ad placed in English newspapers in the late 1920s by Rustom S. Irani on orders from Meher Baba.
This advertisement was placed in several papers in England describing Meher Baba's school and its activities. Rustom Irani was sent to England to lay "cables" between the East and West.

The Beloved - p.30
The Beloved - p.30
Photo courtesy of Lord Meher : Bhau Kalchuri - Vol.4 Page 1443
Photo courtesy of Lord Meher : Bhau Kalchuri - Vol.4 Page 1443
Courtesy of Love Alone Prevails ; Kitty Davy - p 43
Courtesy of Love Alone Prevails ; Kitty Davy - p 43
Courtesy of Love Alone Prevails ; Kitty Davy - p 101
Courtesy of Love Alone Prevails ; Kitty Davy - p 101
This photo was labelled Baba in England in 1932.
This photo was labelled Baba in England in 1932.
Map showing the 1936 plane, ship, road & train routes. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
Map showing the 1936 plane, ship, road & train routes. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
Courtesy of The Beloved Archives - Bombay Pier ; Meher Baba with Agha Ali boarding the ship S.S.Rajputana in 1931, taking him on His first visit to Europe & England.
Courtesy of The Beloved Archives - Bombay Pier ; Meher Baba with Agha Ali boarding the ship S.S.Rajputana in 1931, taking him on His first visit to Europe & England.
West - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
West - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
Looking north - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
Looking north - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
Looking north - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
Looking north - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
North - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
North - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
East - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
East - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
South-east - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
South-east - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
South - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
South - photo taken by Anthony Zois ; 2010
1952 : Detailed Eastward Pan Am plane route London, heading to India. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
1952 : Detailed Eastward Pan Am plane route London, heading to India. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
1952 Locations visited by Meher Baba & his Women Mandali during their stay in London. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
1952 Locations visited by Meher Baba & his Women Mandali during their stay in London. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
1952 : Detailed Eastward plane routes returning from the USA to London, Europe & Middle East, heading to India. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
1952 : Detailed Eastward plane routes returning from the USA to London, Europe & Middle East, heading to India. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
Daytime aerial view. Courtesy of NASA.
Daytime aerial view. Courtesy of NASA.
Click to enlarge. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
Click to enlarge. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
Aerial nightime view of London
Aerial nightime view of London
UK Baba lovers
UK Baba lovers

 'The Ballad of Baba's Kingdom'

 

And so did those feet in modern times walk again on this land,
Great Britain had slumbered for too many a year, but the time was now at hand.
1931 was the year, Meher Baba first came here,
Blessing the land with his presence and clearing the atmosphere.
His ancient holy feet touching this ancient holy Land,
His beautiful hands touching the golden Devon sand.
 Awaken O ancient Isle, the time has come to arise,
For the Ancient One has blessed you in His modern guise.
In a cold, wet London shivering in his sadra, but no sign of a frown,
In Devon it was 'all quiet on the western front' in that sleepy, seaside town.
The holy lamb of God was again in England's pleasant pastures seen.
Briskly walking the London streets and the Devon hills of green.
Meher Baba is here at last, let the church bells ring,
Meher Baba is here at last, open your hearts and sing.
This majestic land of rivers, trees and tors,
Hills and valleys, standing stones and moors.
Has seen many a holy fool, hermit, jester and saint,
But a holy on such as you...? well, it surely 'aint.
'Old England is Dying' those Waterboys did say,
But don't they know how a Lazarus can rise from the grave?
The holy grail was here for a while, the lay lines were re-energised,
The tors and hills shone forth once more and the sacred springs were purified.
The real ruler of England did arrive at last,
Tales of God's incarnation no longer just the preserve of the past.
The real ruler of England has at last come home,
The King of hearts who wears the crown and sits upon the throne.
Awaken O ancient isle, the time has come to arise,
For the Ancient One has blessed you in his modern guise.
Lee Walter, Devon, England. 2021